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Tag Archives: Privacy
Microsoft and Adobe have 0-days, AOL breached, and we win an award! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Are two zero-days better than one? What happened to AOL’s user database? And is that another award that Naked Security just won? Find out in 60 Sec Security for 03 May 2014…
Canadian ISPs ‘boomerang routing’ traffic through the snoopy US
A new report on carriers and transparency found that the country’s internet lords aren’t being upfront about shuffling intra-Canadian traffic through the US, which means that data resides where the NSA can get its hands on it and Canadian privacy laws don’t pertain. 
Facebook announces new ‘Anonymous Login’ for third party apps
That means you’ll be able to log in to third party sites and apps anonymously, but Facebook’s holding tight to your personal details. In fact, it’s setting itself up to be even more data-rich with the new login. 
Google stops data-mining students’ email
The same goes for all Google Apps customers. The rest of us Gmail users are still going to be data-mined up the wazoo, of course. 
Big data can be used to discriminate, says government review
Big data can be used as a tool to discriminate against Americans in areas including housing and employment, according to a soon-to-be-released government review of big-data use. For example, employers can decide not to hire us if they think we live too far away, while banks can use data brokers’ products to target financially vulnerable people with high-interest loans. 
Monday review – the hot 26 stories of the week
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The internet of everything – bringing more risk to more places
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a ubiquitous buzz-phrase these days. The idea is that just about everything we make or use could be connected, allowing anything to be remotely controlled or monitored. What could possibly go wrong?