Cambridge University are working on a technology-oriented approach where multiple small devices create an “electronic aura”, enabling a main device to transmit a unique identification signal. Meanwhile a company spun out of an Oxford University programme is developing more biomechanical methods of recognising people based on the way they move, behave and interact with devices.
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Apple faces class action suit for tracking users without consent
A Californian plaintiff says that nobody at Apple ever told her about tracking her whereabouts, nor did anybody ever ask for her permission. She says she only found out about it by watching a recent Chinese state TV report about iPhone being a security risk to the state. 
Mozilla database leaks 76,000 email addresses, 4,000 passwords
Email addresses and encrypted passwords of thousands of Mozilla developers were accidentally exposed for a month – and there are no guarantees that they were not snaffled up by those with ill intent.
Facebook iPhone 6 scams – how NOT to get sucked in
We “do the math” to help you explain to your friends and family why they are NOT getting a free iPhone 6 for clicking Like!
Bad passwords on PoS terminals leads to card stealing Backoff malware
More point of sale malware has been making the news, designed to steal credit card information as usual. This time the crooks are distributing the malware through remote control applications like Microsoft’s RDP. No exploits, no social engineering, just good old fashioned password guessing.
“BadUSB” – what if you could never trust a USB device again?
Imagine if you had to throw away your USB devices after letting someone else use them…
Security must come first! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security. News you can learn from, in just one minute…
Tor attack may have unmasked anonymous users
Two Carnegie-Mellon researchers had planned a highly anticipated talk at next week’s Black Hat security conference – a talk that was cancelled when the university’s lawyers freaked out – about how easy it is to break Tor anonymity. They’re innocent until proved guilty, but The Tor Project says it was likely the two researchers are behind the attack. 
Google tips off cops after spotting child abuse images in email
A 41-year-old resident of Houston, Texas has been arrested after Google tipped off police that they had spotted child abuse images in his emails.
Canada joins US in openly accusing China of state-sponsored hacking
The Canadian government has accused China of being behind a “cyber intrusion” at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the country’s main science and technology research body. Few details of the intrusion have emerged so far, and given the Read more…