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Oracle’s January 2020 update patches 334 security flaws

January 17, 2020 0 Comments #mansionparty, oracle, oracle patch, Patch, Patching, security flaws, security threats, security updates, Vulnerabilities, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:31:27 +0000

The January 2020 update featured a joint record of 334 patches, matching an identical number released in July 2018.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/uQefUNviL2Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key

January 17, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, Android, Apple, authentication keys, bluetooth, Google, Google Chrome, iOS, iPhone, iPhones, Mobile, secure enclave, secure enclave processor, sep, SIM hijacking, sim jacking, sim swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swaps, smart lock

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:13:19 +0000

Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/E-1ND1RZhgg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facial recognition is real-life ‘Black Mirror’ stuff, Ocasio-Cortez says

January 17, 2020 0 Comments AI, alexandria ocasio-cortez, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, black mirror, facial recognition, house oversight committee, house oversight committee hearing, joy buolamwini, Law & order, Machine Learning, meredith whittaker, Privacy, surveillance, willie lynch

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:59:27 +0000

“People think they’re going to put on a cute filter and have puppy dog ears, and not realize that that data’s being collected.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WEGyDh5kmBU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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EDRi’s guidelines call for more ethical websites

January 17, 2020 0 Comments edri, ethical, european digital rights, Privacy, web developers, web development, web ethics, web guidelines

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:42:40 +0000

Recommendations cover areas including security and privacy while listing alternatives to free online services that slurp your users’ data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kpjTYPyRRG8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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NSA and Github ‘rickrolled’ using Windows CryptoAPI bug

January 16, 2020 0 Comments cryptoapi, Cryptography, cve-2020-0601, Exploit, Microsoft, NSA, rickroll, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:42:09 +0000

We said, “Assume that someone will find out how to do it pretty soon,” and that’s exactly what happened.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XhJpjHyVCqc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep23: Snake ransomware, VPN holes and phone spying – Naked Security Podcast

January 16, 2020 0 Comments cybersecurity, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, Ransomware, surveillance, vpn

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:43:32 +0000

New episode – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Acnnr8mcnHI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update now! Popular WordPress plugins have password bypass flaws

January 16, 2020 0 Comments infinitewp client, password bypass, password security, plugins, security flaw, security threats, vulnerability, webarx, Wordpress, wordpress plugins, wp time capsule

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:47:38 +0000

Researchers have discovered bad authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting two WordPress plugins which should be patched as soon as possible.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qhJn8G3sG5M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

January 16, 2020 0 Comments adcolony, ads, advertising, amazon, Android, app privacy, appnexus, appsflyer, behavioral ad industry, braze, bucksense, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, clue, data brokers, digital marketing bill of rights for minors, drug use, facebook, fluxloop, fysical, GDPR, Google, gps data, grindr, happn, leanplum, location data, Marketing, Mobile, mobile ad platforms, mobile ads, mobile marketing, muslim: qibla finder, muslims, my talking tom 2, mydays, neura, norwegian consumer council, okcupid, openx, perfect365, PII, placer, places/fouraquare, political views, Privacy, profiling, pubnative, qibla finder, receptiv, religious preferences, safegraph, sexual orientation, smaato, targeted advertising, tinder, twitter, unacast, verve, vungle, wave keyboard

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:43:44 +0000

Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NPeC4ksaHAY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years

January 16, 2020 0 Comments chrome, cookies, fingerprinting, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, privacy sandbox, Tracking, Web Browsers, web tracking

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:20:59 +0000

Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Wd6Jr8cQUKg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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College students call for ban on facial recognition on campus

January 16, 2020 0 Comments biometrics, college campuses, facial recognition, fight for the future, Privacy, students, students for sensible drug policy, surveillance

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:57:59 +0000

Fight for the Future is building on its success in pressuring concert promoters to back off of plans to use the technology at festivals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cPl_2EJ8pSY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>