OpenSSH version 8.2 is out and the big news is that the world’s most popular remote management software now supports authentication using any FIDO (Fast Identity Online) U2F hardware token.
Tag Archives: Privacy
AI filter launched to block Twitter cyberflashing
A small but determined group of Twitter users think it is a good idea to direct message (DM) pictures of male genitals to complete strangers.
Sensitive plastic surgery images exposed online
Researchers at VPN advisory company vpnMentor have found yet another online data exposure caused by a misconfigured cloud database.
Google forced to reveal anonymous reviewer’s details
A court has forced Google to reveal the details of an anonymous poster who published an unpalatable review of a dentist.
Senator calls for dedicated US data protection agency
The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen.
Suspect who refused to decrypt hard drives released after four years
The US Court of Appeals ruled that he couldn’t continue to be held for refusing to give up his passcodes.
Facebook ices in-app dating in EU after questions from regulator
The app’s rollout in the EU has been delayed until Facebook can show privacy regulators its data protection workings.
US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack
The indictment suggests the hack was part of a series of major data thefts organized by Chinese military and intelligence agencies.
Data about inmates and jail staff spilled by leaky prison app
A web-mapping project came across detainees’ prescriptions and other PII that could be used by identity thieves to victimize prisoners.
Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’
Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place.