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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Snapchat issues first transparency report on law enforcement data requests
It’s a big step forward in transparency for Snapchat, which formerly described its service in a way that might lead users to think turning over their content to law enforcement would be impossible.
Has Uber scored an executive touchdown? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch the latest episode of our weekly “news in one minute” security video…
Uber gets its first chief security officer – Facebook’s Joe Sullivan
Uber just poached Facebook’s Joe Sullivan to act as the ride-hailing app company’s first chief security officer. It might make you wonder – why didn’t Uber have a CSO before now?
Obama signs executive order to sanction foreign hackers
Obama signed a new executive order on Wednesday (1 April 2015) authorizing financial sanctions against foreign hackers, and companies that knowingly benefit from cyberattacks against US interests.
Google clamps down on ad injectors after 100,000 Chrome users complained
Google has taken a heavy hand to ad injectors after a study revealed 34% of surveyed ads were peddling malware and 192 “deceptive Chrome extensions” were discovered.
GPS tracking counts as a “search”, says US Supreme Court
The court sided with an offender who argued that being forced to wear a location monitor for the rest of his life is unconstitutional.
How one man could have deleted every video on YouTube
Kamil Hismatullin fought his desperate urge to delete all things Justin Bieber, he said.
“Your location has been shared 5398 times” – Do we need a privacy assistant on our smartphones?
Do we need a privacy assistant on our smartphones?
April Fools! The day’s weirdest spams revealed…
Today, we just couldn’t resist sifting through our Spam Stash. Here’s some comment spam from Naked Security that we thought would amuse you…