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Tag Archives: Privacy
Reddit’s serious “security incident” – what you need to know
Reddit suffered a serious “security incident” in mid-June. This is what we know, and what you can do.
High-schoolers’ data put up for sale after being scraped from surveys
Millions of students’ data is being sold after being harvested from college-planning questionnaires or surveys that come with the SAT or PSAT tests.
NSA hasn’t closed security windows Snowden climbed through
One of three problems found in an audit: two-person access controls haven’t been properly implemented at data centers and equipment rooms.
Football team in trouble over unauthorized access to rivals’ videos
An investigation found that Braden River High football coaching staff got unauthorized access to rivals’ practice and game video footage.
“Simple trick” floors home security camera, gives anyone access
Anybody with a common, free security tool could create a valid camera serial number and intercept somebody else’s stream, researchers discover.
HTTP versus HTTPS – what’s all the fuss? [VIDEO]
With non-HTTPS sites now getting actively outed as “insecure” by browsers… well, why should we care? We explain in plain English…
More browser extensions and apps caught spying on users
The pop-up blocking function of many apps and browser extensions appears to obscure an ulterior motive – spying on a user’s web traffic.
Man accused of tricking men into involuntary porn
The 33-year old allegedly pretended to be a women so that he could dupe young men into having sex, and secretly filmed them.
Hidden camera Uber driver fired after live streaming passenger journeys
He streamed videos of hundreds of passengers on Twitch, where viewers critiqued bodies and behavior and grabbed at least one upskirt clip.