Update on Firefox Send and Firefox Notes
As Mozilla tightens and refines its product focus in 2020, today we are announcing the end of life for two legacy services that grew out of the Firefox Test Pilot program: Firefox Send and Firefox Notes.
Three Interactive Tools for Understanding Police Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has three interactive tools that help you learn about the new technologies being deployed around the United States and how they impact you: the Atlas of Surveillance, Spot the Surveillance, and Who Has Your Face?.
Researchers were able to figure out which American phone numbers use Signal
Enumeration means that using the contact discovery built into the Signal app, researchers were able to perform a large-scale crawling attack and figure out which American phone numbers were attached to a Signal account.
WhatsApp-tracking apps are letting people figure out when you're sleeping and whom you're likely talking to on the Facebook-owned app
But the user data that the Facebook-owned messaging app shares publicly is allowing dozens of outside apps to track aspects of WhatsApp users' online activity — including whom they're likely talking to, when they're sleeping, and when they're using their devices.
Five iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 security and privacy features you need to know about
Also, if you access Control Center, there's a notice at the top showing you recent apps that have accessed the camera or microphone.Apps requesting local network access.Another thing that you'll see after installing iOS 14/iPadOS 14 is apps requesting local network access.
Why the Government’s plans to regulate the internet are a threat to free speech
The Government’s proposed new internet regulator will infringe free speech.The Government published the Online Harms White Paper in April 2019 and intends to put a Bill before Parliament next year.
How WhatsApp, Signal & Co Threaten Privacy
When installing a mobile messenger like WhatsApp, new users can instantly start texting existing contacts based on the phone numbers stored on their device.
Alibaba Servers in India Stealing Data of Indian Users, Probe Soon: Intelligence Sources
At least 72 servers based in India are allegedly sending data of Indian users to China, and at the centre of this are cloud data servers of Chinese technology group, Alibaba, top intelligence sources told News18 earlier today.
Apple gave the FBI access to the iCloud account of a protester accused of setting police cars on fire
It's routine for Apple to comply with court-issued search warrants, but the cooperation contrasts with Attorney General William Barr's previous complaints that Apple has hindered investigations by refusing to help unlock suspects' iPhones.
Report: 97% of Cybersecurity Companies Have Leaked Data on the Dark Web
97% of companies have data leaks and other security incidents exposed on the Dark Web. 631,512 verified security incidents were found with over 25% (or 160,529) of those classed as a high or critical risk level+ containing highly sensitive information such as plaintext credentials or PII, including financial or similar data.
AT&T to offer ad supported phone plans where you give up privacy for $5 to $10
AT&T is planning to offer ad-supported phone plans within a year, according to an exclusive interview that AT&T CEO John Stankey had with Reuters.
Exclusive: AT&T considers cellphone plans subsidized by ads
The planned launch of an ad-supported version of AT&T’s video-streaming service HBO Max next year will serve as a “foundational element” that will provide new advertising inventory, and would be key to new phone plans supported by ads, Stankey said without offering details.
Cyber Deception Reduces Data Breach Costs by Over 51% and SOC Inefficiencies by 32%
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attivo Networks®, an award-winning leader in cyber deception and attacker lateral movement threat detection, today announced the results of a new research report conducted with Kevin Fiscus of Deceptive Defense, Inc., “Cyber Deception Reduces Breach Costs & Increases SOC Efficiency.” The paper identifies the direct and measurable financial and productivity benefits of deception technology for organizations of all types and sizes.
The 5 biggest data breaches of the 21st century
During the final sale of its core internet business to Verizon in 2017, Yahoo admitted they had actually been the target of several different large scale data breaches bringing the new number of compromised accounts to a staggering 3 billion.
Threat Models for Differential Privacy
The local model of differential privacy addresses the security issue in the central model by eliminating the trusted data curator.Figure 2: Local Model of Differential PrivacyThe local model of differential privacy avoids the security issues of the central model—if the data curator's server is hacked, the hackers only see noisy data that already satisfies differential privacy.
Facebook Accounts Using Fake Names, Among Other Violations, Risk Losing Access to Oculus Content
“If you log in using your Facebook account or merge your Oculus and Facebook accounts and violate the Facebook Community Standards, Conduct in VR Policy or other terms and policies on any of our platforms your access to or use of Oculus products may be impacted.
Because Too Many People Still Don't Know Why The EARN IT Bill Is Terrible, Here's A Video
The second part is an articulation of all the reasons the EARN IT bill in particular is terrible and the specific damage it would do to encryption and civil liberties, along with ruining Section 230 and everything important that it advances.
Personal information of roughly 46,000 veterans exposed in VA hack
(CNN)The Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday that roughly 46,000 veterans had their personal information, including Social Security numbers, exposed in a data breach in which "unauthorized users" gained access to an online application used for making health care payments.
Facebook suffers blow in Australia legal fight over Cambridge Analytica
Facebook has been dealt a blow in its fight to fend off Australian legal action surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with the tech giant failing to convince the federal court it does not carry out business in Australia.
Chinese database detailing 2.4 million influential people, their kids, their addresses, and how to press their buttons revealed
“The data collected about individuals and institutions and the overlaid analytic tools from social media platforms provide China enormous benefit in opinion formation, targeting, and messaging.”.
Private data gone public: Razer leaks 100,000+ gamers’ personal info
Razer offered the following public statement concerning the leak: We were made aware by Mr. Volodymyr of a server misconfiguration that potentially exposed order details, customer and shipping information.
Coronavirus: 18,000 test results published by mistake
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The information was online for 20 hours before being taken down The details of more than 18,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus were published online by mistake by Public Health Wales.
A fired Facebook employee wrote a scathing 6,600-word memo detailing the company's failures to stop political manipulation around the world
A recently fired Facebook employee wrote a memo on her last day at the company detailing how the tech giant routinely ignored or did not prioritize fake accounts' efforts to manipulate elections and political climates around the world, according to a Monday Buzzfeed report.
SaveOnlineFreeSpeech.org lets you comment against Trump’s “Censor the Internet” executive order
Fight for the Future has unveiled a new website and campaign to Save Free Speech Online: .The website helps you make a comment on the public record against President Trump’s most recent plan to destroy free speech online.
Transatlantic privacy is over
The Safe Harbor Privacy Principles issued by the US Department of Commerce in July 2000 was the first framework for regulating transatlantic exchanges of personal data for commercial purposes between the European Union and the United States.
Google faces $3.2B lawsuit over claims it violated children’s privacy
"YouTube, and its parent company Google, are ignoring laws designed to protect children," Foxglove wrote in a press release.That, Foxglove argues, makes YouTube's actions against the law: We think its unlawful because YouTube processes the data of every child who uses the service—including kids under 13.
Youtube Faces UK Lawsuit Over Alleged Child Data Exploitation of Kids Under 13
About five million British kids under 13 years old were allegedly exploited on Youtube, as per the class-action lawsuit filed against the video-sharing platform.McCann claims on the filing that Youtube allegedly breaches the privacy rights and data of their children users in the country.
ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or Microsoft: CGTN
(Reuters) - ByteDance will not sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to Oracle Corp or Microsoft Corp and will not give the source code for the video platform to any U.S. buyers, China’s state-run English television channel CGTN reported on Monday, citing sources.
China's 'hybrid war': Beijing's mass surveillance of Australia and the world for secrets and scandal
A Chinese company with links to Beijing's military and intelligence networks has been amassing a vast database of detailed personal information on thousands of Australians, including prominent and influential figures.
YouTube faces legal battle over British children's privacy
Image copyright Getty Images YouTube is facing a legal battle for allegedly breaching the privacy and data rights of under-13s in the UK.A claim lodged with the High Court against parent company Google accuses the firm of collecting children's data without parental consent.