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DNS-over-HTTPS is coming to Windows 10

November 21, 2019 0 Comments anti-surveillance, chrome, Cloudflare DNS, dns over tls, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, isps, Microsoft, mozilla firefox, Privacy, Web Browsers, Windows, Windows 10

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:22:43 +0000

Microsoft will soon add the ability to use DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS into its networking client.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KwCTrsw95Kk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android camera bug could have turned phones against their users

November 21, 2019 0 Comments Android, android bug, camera app, Checkmarx, cve-2019-2234, Google, google camera, Mobile, Operating Systems, Pixel, Privacy, rogue apps, Samsung, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:56:03 +0000

Google has patched a bug in the Android camera app that allowed other applications to bypass the strict controls on camera and audio access.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/q4VNRcGzd0I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update WhatsApp now: MP4 video bug exposes your messages

November 20, 2019 0 Comments buffer overflow, Cryptography, cve-2019-11931, data loss, Denial of Service, DOS, facebook, malware, mp4, Privacy, rce, security threats, vulnerability, whatsapp, whatsapp business, whatsapp for enterprises

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:33:18 +0000

A now-patched-hole could have allowed remote code execution that could have exposed files and messages. Update your WhatsApp now.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jIBF0sl6Kuo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Instagram stalker app Ghosty yanked from Play store

November 20, 2019 0 Comments api, content scraping, facebook, following activity, ghosty, Google, Instagram, like patrol, play store, Privacy, private accounts, Social networks, spyware

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:23:15 +0000

It was sucking up private profiles by requiring users to hand over their logins, giving it access to whatever accounts they follow.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SR3O4ii82mU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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NSA won’t collect phone location data, promises US government

November 18, 2019 0 Comments geolocation, Government security, Law & order, NSA, patriot act, Privacy, stored communications act, supreme court, us government, us intelligence

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:38:54 +0000

US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OAnWer77ZhM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

What you need to know about new data-security rules for business travel

November 15, 2019 0 Comments Cloud Security, cyber attacks, Cyber crime, Data privacy, data security, Mobile, Mobile Security, Privacy, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:39:00 -0800

From U.S. Customs agents to cybercriminals, everyone wants to copy the data on your phone and laptop. Here’s how to protect your rights and also avoid industrial espionage.

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Data thieves blew cover after maxing out victim’s hard drive

November 15, 2019 0 Comments data hack, data loss, data theft, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, infotrax, Privacy, security threats, utah

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:02:36 +0000

The FTC has reached a settlement with InfoTrax after thieves stole a million sensitive customer records from its servers in 2016.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/W6A0rfdd15M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Brave 1.0 launches, extends ad-watching payouts to iOS

November 15, 2019 0 Comments ad blocker, ad tracking, basic attention tokens, bat, Brave, brave 1.0, cryptocurrency, iOS, malvertising, Mobile, Privacy, Tracking, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:36:08 +0000

It’s showtime: Finally out of beta comes the browser that promises privacy, anonymity and cryptocurrency in exchange for your eyeballs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oVgTjmFNurY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple fires employee after he texts customer’s pic to his own phone

November 15, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple store, employee, fired, gloria elisa fuentes, iPhone, Law & order, Mobile, nudes, Privacy, sexting, stolen photos

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:29:42 +0000

An “EXTREMELY PERSONAL”, year-old pic, the woman said, that he had to scroll through 5,000 photos to get to. Police are investigating.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pJ0UYPjeVG8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook fixes iPhone camera bug

November 14, 2019 0 Comments App Store, Apple, Bug, bug fix, facebook, facebook app, iOS, Mobile, Operating Systems, Privacy, Social networks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:06:27 +0000

Facebook was quick to reassure iPhone users this week that it wasn’t secretly spying on them via its app, after someone found the software keeping the phone’s rear camera active in the background.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UyD6qD0fxUo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>