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Tag Archives: Privacy
Instagram CEO’s homes were targetted by SWATters
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s houses were surrounded by SWAT teams after hoax phone calls claimed hostages were being held there.
Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system
Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including – ironically – being tracked.
Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online
A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits.
Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan
Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.
NIST’s new privacy rules – what you need to know
How do you ensure you’re compliant with privacy regulations? NIST has released a Privacy Framework to help you get your house in order.
Regus spills data of 900 staff on Trello board set to ‘public’
Another company has ended up accidentally spilling sensitive data from business collaboration tool Trello.
Nobody boogies quite like you
Our unique dancing style can be used by a machine-learning model to ID us, regardless of musical genre. Unless it’s Metal. We all headbang.
China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report
Most of the US and China’s requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.
What do online file sharers want with 70,000 Tinder images?
A researcher has discovered thousands of Tinder users’ images publicly available for free online.