Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:52:13 +0000
EU data watchdogs are yet again sniffing at Windows 10.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/0qhmDvOnAaI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:48:21 +0000
Imagine a day when you open your inbox and there’s this one mail containing obscene pics of you flashing on the screen. Right below is a message asking you to pay a hefty ransom to prevent your pics from getting shared with all your accounts. The thought itself is enough…
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:35:31 +0000
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| The Nextdoor neighborhood app sends out snail mail letters to neighbors on behalf of its users. Is this a scam—or an ill-conceived marketing plan? Categories: Tags: invitationsmarketingneighborhoodneighborhood appsnextdoornextdoor appprivacyscamscamstargeted marketinguser awarenessuser privacy |
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:17:12 +0000
Microsoft has given audio clips to contractors for years, but it says it recently stopped. … For the most part.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8wgKaiztpuA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:02:22 +0000
The list of vulnerabilities recently discovered by researchers relate to one model, the Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/b8ycfMnDE9o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:02:55 +0000
The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OzZW7zidE7Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:53:50 +0000
Tens of thousands of records with financial data were left in plaintext in a database that wasn’t protected with a password.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I_WpJujTJuc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:02:22 +0000
The list of vulnerabilities recently discovered by researchers relate to one model, the Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/b8ycfMnDE9o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Personalization is the new mantra of marketers—and most people are perfectly okay with that. But when does personalization cross the line into invasive? And what can uncomfortable consumers do about blocking it? Categories: Tags: browser extensionsbrowser pluginsbrowser securitybrowsing trackingdata collectionpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationprivacythe parallax |
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:31:52 +0000
Even though Facebook protected employees, it failed to fix the vulnerability or to protect most users, a court filing charges.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3KG4K9pSsio” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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