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Modern cars have become personal data collection machines

Posted on 2023-09-182023-09-15 by Ari

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 … Read the story...

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Posted in Security

Has security and privacy in web browsers improved since the last year?

Posted on 2023-03-052023-02-28 by Sommet

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 … Read the story...

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Posted in Security

Cybersecurity trends for small businesses and homes for 2023

Posted on 2022-12-262022-12-23 by Ari

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. … Read the story...

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Posted in Security

The problem with privacy: ideas and real life behavior don’t match

Posted on 2022-10-022022-10-04 by Ari

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 … Read the story...

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Posted in Security

Privacy paradox and five more data related megatrends

Posted on 2022-07-132022-07-07 by Ari

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 … Read the story...

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Posted in Technology

Google-free phone that runs Android apps: Murena powered by eOS 1.0

Posted on 2022-06-06 by Ari

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 … Read the story...

login form and script prevention
Posted in Security

Advertisers secretly collect email addresses from web page login forms

Posted on 2022-05-182022-05-16 by Sommet

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 … Read the story...

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Posted in Security

What, GDPR is a success? And everyone should install a private browser?

Posted on 2022-05-092022-05-01 by Ari

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 … Read the story...

Posted in Security

Study: Mobile apps can snatch your data before asking for permission

Posted on 2022-04-102022-04-06 by Sommet

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 … Read the story...

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Posted in Security

The best browsers for protecting your private data and preventing tracking

Posted on 2022-02-092022-02-03 by Ari

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 … Read the story...

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Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:22:58 +0000

#Google #Chrome's #Privacy Sandbox is neither private – preventing one from being observed – nor a sandbox – an environment in which code can be executed in isolation. Rather it's a suite of advertising, analytics, anti-spam, and anti-tracking technologies. The goal for some of these is to replace third-party cookies. #adtech
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Sat, 30 Sep 2023 06:14:27 +0000

Should we be worried about the data our vehicles are constantly transmitting to manufacturers, and in some cases to other organizations? Mozilla’s Privacy Not Included research ranked #cars as the worst product category they have ever reviewed for privacy. Yes, we should be concerned about our #privacy and what cybercriminals can do with our sensitive data when they manage hack into databases that store the data. #security
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Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:53:03 +0000

New #email #phishing method: By using zero font, #hackers can type in text that will show up in the email list, but not in the email itself. In this instance, they used “Scanned and secured by Isc®Advanced Threat protection (APT),” trying to make the recipient think the email message was scanned by an endpoint security solution and was deemed clean.
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Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:56:24 +0000

Hackers are taking over large amounts of social media accounts. Users whose #Facebook or #Instagram accounts have been compromised can’t access them. They often lose years worth of posts and photos, and if they’ve connected their account to any payment methods, they could lose money too. And sometimes, it’s not entirely clear how #Meta, Facebook’s parent company, could put a stop to this.
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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 06:22:01 +0000

#EU to Tim Cook: "The next job for #Apple and other Big Tech, under the #DMA is to open up its gates to competitors," he said. "Be it the electronic wallet, browsers or app stores, consumers using an Apple iPhone should be able to benefit from competitive services by a range of providers. #bigtech
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Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:19:27 +0000

#Tiktok video channel #Booktok becoming more popular than #Booktube: The fact that a Chinese company owns one of the most important platforms for young people’s free expression in the West—and a critical route for recommendations of #books, paginated symbols of free thinking—is a plot twist fit for fiction.
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Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:30:41 +0000

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Sun, 24 Sep 2023 06:47:01 +0000

Recently, method to steal #Airbnb accounts discovered ( Read the story ) In a recent report, researchers at Akamai revealed that the #Booking.com attack goes beyond compromising the hotel or booking service and extends to targeting the customers themselves. By using a direct and trusted communication channel, the cybercriminals send phishing messages disguised as legitimate requests from the compromised entity. #security
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