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Tag Archives: Privacy
Google asked to muzzle Waze ‘police-stalking’ app
US police are typically the ones to surveil, not the other way around, as Google’s crowd-sourced, police-mapping traffic app is doing. Now sheriffs are asking Google to pull the plug on it. 
Pinterest to sell ads based on what you’re thinking of buying
Been pinning pictures of fancy kitchens? Well, isn’t that interesting, says every appliance maker on the planet.
SCADA programmers? It’s time for security by default! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly 60-second security video. Enjoy the news in just one minute…
How the Obamacare website healthcare.gov leaks private data
HealthCare.gov, the US insurance exchange website that is a central component of Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act), is sending personal information on users to third parties including Facebook, Google, and web analytics companies.
Fake Facebook account case settled with DEA who admits no wrongdoing
The Feds have agreed to pay $134,000 to settle a case over having taken a phony Facebook profile out to lure suspects. Nothing in the ruling prohibits future use of such deceptive tactics. 
School rule-breakers to hand over Facebook and Twitter passwords
US school students in the state of Illinois may be forced to give up their social media passwords if they’re suspected of cyberbullying or of otherwise breaking school rules.
Silk Road 2.0 deputy arrested after 6-month attack on Tor
Brian Richard Farrell, aka ” DoctorClu”, was arrested last week. A search warrant shows that the drug market’s kingpins were unmasked after a 6-month assault on Tor. 
Whisper editor’s out the door after scandal, internal investigation
The internal investigation into the secret-sharing app’s use and/or abuse of users’ data didn’t find any wrongdoing, but plenty of questions are still unanswered. 
SSCC 182 – What would the Pirate Party do? [PODCAST]
This week’s episode of our quarter-hour security podcast. Entertaining as well as accurate and educational – why not give it a listen?