Last week, user Virgil Griffith went onto the Tor-talk mailing list and announced Onion City, a Dark Web search engine that allows regular web users to delve into the Dark Web.
Tag Archives: Privacy
WhatsApp spy tool lets anyone track when you’re online
WhatsSpy Public illustrates that fiddling with your privacy settings doesn’t stop people from tracking your status and any changes you’ve made to profile photos, status messages and settings.
New rules on drones and aerial surveillance issued by FAA, White House
Proposed FAA rules would prohibit flying drones out of eyesight, at night, or over people, while the president has ordered federal agencies to be transparent about data collection and to respect privacy. 
Firefox to get a “walled garden” for browser extensions, Mozilla to be sole arbiter
Mozilla has announced that its Firefox browser is heading towards signed browser extensions only. Even if you publish your extensions “off market,” you’ll have to get Mozilla to sign them first.
What do you mean, “Facebook is now text only”? – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly one-minute security video. Fun, fast…and educational.
SSCC 185 – “I have a number for you: Eighty Million” [PODCAST]
Our weekly “Chet Chat” podcast is carefully prepared to fit into a quarter-hour, so it is clear and concise as well as being witty and amusing. Enjoy…
‘Revenge porn’ to be made illegal in England and Wales
England and Wales today amended the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to make revenge porn an offence punishable by up to two years in prison.
The Big Data picture – just how anonymous are “anonymous” records?
You know those “anonymous surveys” you may have filled in? They don’t tell anyone it was you. Or do they?
Uber exposed customer data through online lost and found database
App-based taxi company Uber revealed customer names and phone numbers through its online lost and found database.
Why Jeb Bush’s 250,000 email giveaway is a bigger gamble for us than him
On the face of it Jeb Bush’s decision to make 250,000 emails from his time as Governor public is a great step forward in transparency. But what about those people who sent the emails?