The new feature lets users add OpenPGP public encryption keys to their profiles that can be used to encrypt notifications Facebook sends to users’ email accounts. 
Tag Archives: Privacy
Google’s new ‘My Account’ lets you tweak privacy and security settings
…and gives you a glimpse into just how much the data king knows about you!
Why you shouldn’t worry about privacy and security on your phone
We’re offering a free Phone Privacy Check on the Sophos stand at Infosec Europe… …because we think you should be informed about privacy and security, not worried!
Russian billboard advertising contraband hides when it recognises cops
Ban on imported Italian food? No problem! Don Giulio Salumeria got an ad company to rig billboards with facial recognition that spots Russian police uniforms. 
Thousands of sites block and redirect Congress to Patriot Act protest page
#ifeelnaked, the protest page says, showing nude photos in protest of surveillance that feels like online strip search. The Senate on Sunday let three Patriot Act provisions expire. 
“Marauders Map” – Is your location being tracked through Facebook Messenger?
A new Chrome extension, described by its own developer as ‘creepy,’ can track Facebook Messenger users and plot their location on a map.
20 students charged in school sexting scandal
Twenty US middle and high-school students in the US are facing charges of privacy invasion after numerous explicit photos of female students were swapped by text and social media. 
Facebook tests new “Security Check” tool to fend off account hijacking
“Security Checkup” doesn’t reinvent the wheel: it just drags Facebook’s login protection tools out of the drop-down menu closet and puts them right under our noses.
Yahoo to face class action lawsuit over email spying claims
Yahoo will face a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating users’ privacy by scanning email messages for targeted advertising purposes.
17% of parents ignore privacy settings but still post hundreds of photos of kids online
Parents upload an average of 973 photos of kids on social media before they hit 5 but 17% admit they don’t check privacy settings, ever.