You can probably be identified from your anonymized data

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:59:13 +0000

The idea of de-identifying data has been around for a while. However, a study published this week asserts that it’s even easier to re-identify information than we first thought.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/K0vDv3n7Irg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FaceApp scares point to larger data collection problems

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:38:29 +0000

The blowback against FaceApp—for which data the company can collect and how it can use that data—is a bit overblown. Countless American companies do the exact same thing today.

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Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:32:46 +0000

A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zoVWl8iXUpM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WeTransfer invia i link dei file dell’utente alle persone sbagliate

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 05:42:58 +0000

Questa volta tocca al popolare servizio di trasferimento file WeTransfer trovarsi in imbarazzo dopo aver ammesso di avere inviato link di file agli utenti sbagliati<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/vGhGT4tCJYw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Your Android’s accelerometer could be used to eavesdrop on your calls

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:13:08 +0000

Researchers have created an attack called Spearphone that uses the motion sensors in Android phones to listen to phone calls, interactions with your voice assistant, and more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XizfSFAizIQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 76 blocks websites from detecting incognito mode

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:24:56 +0000

Ever bypassed a website paywall using a browser’s privacy mode? It was once a simple hack, however, it no longer works for most websites.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/7mBVTCcCHZk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hacked Bulgarian database reaches online forums

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:21:30 +0000

Data on millions of people stolen from the Bulgarian government has already popped up on hacker trading forums.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cIsspE3NhLw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Stop facial recognition trials now, warns UK committee

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:26:39 +0000

The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/0CSbKeo22L8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Firefox to pile on more native privacy features

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:28:43 +0000

Mozilla is integrating its Lockwise password manager directly into the browser and expanding its support for the Have I Been Pwned website.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/q-NknoPxSgU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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