The American Civil Liberties Union today had a press briefing and released a set of technology principles which developers, policymakers, and the public can judge any technology-assisted contact-tracing apps and proposals for COVID-19. Together with the ACLU of Massachusetts, the ACLU is also today demanding the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control […]
Apr 16 2020 | Posted in
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Google is updating its Play Store policies to restrict the use of location data by Android apps when they’re not actively running in hopes of giving users more control over their privacy. Right now, any Android app can request permission for such access from the user. Starting in August, apps will only be able to […]
Ring doorbells are providing customer data to companies such as Facebook and Google, an investigation suggests. The Electronic Frontier Foundation found the Ring app was “packed” with third-party tracking, sending out customers’ personally identifiable information. Five companies were receiving a range of information, including names, IP addresses and mobile networks, it said. Ring said it limited the […]
Google has announced a timeline for implementing new privacy standards that will limit third-party use of a digital tool known as cookies. Cookies track users’ internet activity and allow digital publishers to target advertising. Tech firms have faced pressure to increase privacy protections amid mounting data breaches. But analysts say the move gives Google more […]
Today some of T-Mobile’s prepaid user shave been receiving SMS messages from the carrier letting them know their account was impacted by a cyber security attack (link to T-Mobile’s statement). Please note that T-Mobile says no financial information or passwords were compromised. The hackers did get away with CPNI, account number and phone and address […]
A federal judge today ruled that US border agents can’t search travelers devices without “reasonable suspicion”, Reuters reported . While they can still search devices without a warrant, they now need a specific reason to do so. Previous searches by CPB and ICE without reason violated the US Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches […]
Nov 12 2019 | Posted in
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The Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia by accessing account info on dissidents who use the social media network. in court papers the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA has concluded likely ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last year, is claimed […]
Nov 7 2019 | Posted in
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Trend Micro, a major player in antivirus software game, has released a regarding ex-employee who accessed customer data and sold the data to phone scammers. The scammers use the data to call the firms customers under the guise of being support agents for the antivirus firm In an apology post the firm said: “Our open […]
The College Board, the nonprofit group that owns the SAT, is using the college-admissions exam to sell test-takers’ names and personal information to universities, per a great report by The Wall Street Journal. The data is want by schools who then entice students to apply, thereby inflating their rejection rates and boosting their image […]
Nov 6 2019 | Posted in
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It has been over two years since Equifax disclosed a data breach which exposed the details of nearly 150 million Americans. The breach is ranks as one of the worst security failures. now, new details have out showing how careless Equifax may have been at the time. A class action lawsuit (PDF) filed in the […]
Oct 21 2019 | Posted in
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