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Tag Archives: Privacy
SSCC 190 – The CeBIT 2015 edition [PODCAST]
Recorded right on the Sophos booth at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. Here’s the Fifth Anniversary edition of our weekly podcast…enjoy!
A third of Americans have changed online and phone behaviours post-Snowden
Edward Snowden has been heard, and his words are having at least some effect. True, a minority have changed to better protect their privacy, but the more people know, the more likely they are to change. 
“Black Box” brouhaha breaks out over brute forcing of iPhone PIN lock
A brouhaha has broken out about a “Black Box” that can brute force your iPhone PIN by trying every possible combination, from 00..00 to 99..99. Apparently, it can even circumvent the “10 mistakes and you’re finished” test. Sort of…
Google forgets one little “Yes/No” setting, leaks private WHOIS data
Even Google can make data leakage mistakes, as network security expert group Talos recently noticed. Just one tiny little Yes/No setting that went wrong…
If you hammer your RAM, won’t that break it? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
From CPUs on fire to hammered memory modules – here’s our latest 60 Second Security video! Why not give it a try…
Privacy group wants to shut down “eavesdropping” Barbie
It’s worried about kids’ voices being recorded by a corporation that will then target ads at them, but it should be far more worried about security and privacy. 
Twitter threatens revenge porn posters with account locking and suspension
Twitter says it will lock accounts of users who post intimate content without subjects’ permission, until the offending material’s deleted, and might suspend accounts if the intent is harassment.
Facebook to let marketers see what people are talking about
Pick your marketing keyword. Example: “frizz.” Facebook’s ready to offer (anonymised) data to the anti-frizz marketers about who’s saying what.
Android Lollipop 5.1 brings promised anti-theft “kill switch”
Android Lollipop 5.1 is out for some Nexus phones, and it comes with an anti-theft kill switch. Now you can use Android Device Protection to freeze your phone if it’s lost or stolen.