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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Facebook fixes iPhone camera bug
Facebook was quick to reassure iPhone users this week that it wasn’t secretly spying on them via its app, after someone found the software keeping the phone’s rear camera active in the background.
Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional
The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers’ devices.
Alleged mastermind behind $20m stolen-card site extradited to US
Aleksei Burkov allegedly ran Cardplanet, advertised as the only shop with a guarantee: your stolen card will work, or you get a new one!
November 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes 13 critical flaws and one zero day
November’s Patch Tuesday arrived to plug 73 CVE-level vulnerabilities across Microsoft’s software products, including 13 ‘criticals’.
Apple pulls Instagram-watching app from store
Apple has yanked an app from its iTunes App Store that allowed Instagram users to follow their friends’ activities on the social network.
US-CERT warns of critical flaws in Medtronic equipment
Medtronic’s latest problem is in their Valleylab electrosurgical generators used by surgeons things like cauterisation during operations.
Microsoft says it will honor California’s new privacy law across US
Microsoft said CCPA is good news, given the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy protection law at the federal level.
No, YouTube isn’t planning to jettison your unprofitable channel
Or your small/new channel, or to shut you down if you use an ad blocker, though a clause in its new ToS is leading people to fear the worst.
Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails
Apple may care about your privacy but that doesn’t mean it gets it right all the time, especially when it comes to training its Siri AI assistant.