Where did it all come from? 4.9m records were posted on a hacking forum – and the country only has an estimated population of 3.7m.
Tag Archives: Privacy
Apple’s iOS 13.4 hit by VPN bypass vulnerability
It’s less than a week since iOS 13.4 appeared and already researchers have discovered a bug that puts at risk the privacy of VPN connections.
Should governments track your location to fight COVID-19?
Google Maps data could help governments track patients that a newly-diagnosed COVID-19 sufferer has been in contact with.
Android apps are snooping on your installed software
Android apps are snooping on other software on your device – and that could tell shady advertising companies more about you than you’d like.
Firefox is dropping FTP support
Heads up, Firefox users who rely on FTP: the browser is eliminating support for this venerable protocol.
Location-tracking wristbands required on all incoming travelers to Hong Kong
The government says the wristband isn’t privacy-invading because it won’t track your location, per se; just if you wander from COVID-19 quarantine.
NIST shared dataset of tattoos that’s been used to identify prisoners
The EFF got in touch with the institutions that have the dataset. Some deleted it, while one refused and others didn’t bother to respond.
Uber to file federal suit against Los Angeles over users’ real-time location data
Real-time, in-trip geolocation data isn’t good for traffic/bike lane planning, a draft of the suit says. What it’s good for is surveillance.
Human traffickers use social media oversharing to gain victims’ trust
Posts about money or family trouble are being used to gain trust by those who force victims into sex work or slavery, the FBI warns.
Tor browser fixes bug that allows JavaScript to run when disabled
The Tor browser has a bug that could allow JavaScript to execute on websites even when users think they’ve disabled it for maximum anonymity.