… nor to anybody, even law enforcement, in the place where privacy-oblivious biometrics companies are forced to their knees: Illinois.
Tag Archives: Privacy
Adult live-streaming site CAM4 leaks millions of emails, private chats
The leak exposed millions of records with full names, emails, user conversations, payment logs, and IP addresses dating back to March.
Reveal the identities of alleged pirates, court tells ISP
It’s not the first ISP to be held accountable for alleged piracy: Cox is looking at a $1b damage order.
Google fights spammy extensions with new Chrome Web Store policy
The policies are specifically meant to fight spam, but they outlaw tactics taken by malicious extensions as well, including fake reviews.
Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany
Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns.
iPhone zero day – don’t panic! Here’s what you need to know
A mobile phone forensics outfit looking into real-world attacks going back more than two years has uncovered two Apple Mail app bugs.
Password-free database of exercise app Kinomap leaks 42m user records
It’s like a cloud of personal information breathed out in a plume by a database that didn’t bother to wear a mask.
Porn scammers making $100,000 a month from sextortion emails
SophosLabs worked through five months’ worth of “porn scam” emails and followed the money. Learn what they found…
309 million Facebook users’ phone numbers (and more) found online
First, 267m records were exposed & sold for 0.0002 cents each on the Dark Web. It was taken down but got reposted with yet more records.
TikTok announces “Family Pairing” – bust your moves but cap the risk
Having someone older to watch out for you while you’re online can be reassuring. That seems to be the idea behind TikTok’s Family Pairing.