Since 2018, when the renowned cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier tried (and failed) to buy a new car in the US that would come without internet connection, I have worried about the personal data automakers will be collecting from our vehicles. Turns out that the situation already in 2023 is … Read >
Tag: privacy
Has security and privacy in web browsers improved since the last year?
Security and privacy features in a number of web browsers have improved since the last time we checked a year ago. Since most browser developers claim that their browser is secure and protects your private data from tracking, the valuable insight in our browser security follow-up is that now we … Read >
Cybersecurity trends for small businesses and homes for 2023
While small organizations and home computer users continually learn more about cybersecurity, information technology develops as well. Managers can adopt the latest tools to protect important business data within organizations and family heads can protect sensitive personal data at homes. Cybercriminals, however, have access to the same technologies as everyone … Read >
The problem with privacy: ideas and real life behavior don’t match
Scientists have researched for years the mismatch of results originating from interviews and surveys, and the actual behavior of people. Something tends to be wrong with the results, although respondents feel they have given accurate answers. This phenomenon is surprisingly evident with cyber related matters such as privacy and security.… Read >
Privacy paradox and five more data related megatrends
Collecting internet users’ data for trading it for profit is such a big business that it is not going to die anytime soon, even though people and governments across the world are getting increasingly worried about this shady practice. EU’s GDPR and other initiatives that are being implemented are creating … Read >
Google-free phone that runs Android apps: Murena powered by eOS 1.0
Like it or not, it is more or less necessary for practically everyone to have a smartphone today. Access to banking services, communication, work projects, news, entertainment often rely on a smartphone. Unfortunately, Google and Apple manage the software products that power the phones, allowing them and other businesses to … Read >
Advertisers secretly collect email addresses from web page login forms
When you fill in a form or login to a web page, you probably expect that only the web service where you want to sign in gets your email address and password. Unfortunately, ad tech businesses that track people on the internet may capture the email address even before you … Read >
What, GDPR is a success? And everyone should install a private browser?
We have been clicking on cookie approval and rejection buttons for four years now. Unbelievable, but I’m getting used to it. Whereas many internet users regard the popup windows enforced by GDPR annoying, the result is that people have a way to gain improved privacy. Statistics collected by the European … Read >
Study: Mobile apps can snatch your data before asking for permission
Researchers at Oxford University have analyzed a large number of applications developed for Android and iPhone mobile phones. There are many studies that have examined what the mobile operating systems (Android or Apple iOS) do with user data, but apps are another thing completely. Apps can be developed practically by … Read >
The best browsers for protecting your private data and preventing tracking
Browser is one of the most used applications on computers, and frequently accessed app on tablets and phones. It has become a universal tool for everything from banking to social media and other cloud services. Browsers provide plenty of information to the web sites you visit (that’s how the internet … Read >