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Password hygiene: A case study in security and privacy

Many organizations focus on privacy and security from a social engineering standpoint, considering ways that external malicious actors exfiltrate information.

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Ring Control Center rolling out to users offering privacy and security dashboard

With the video request tool, police cannot see your video recordings unless you explicitly choose to share them by responding to a...

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The Dirty Underside to Privacy Exposure and what WE need to do about it

There is no reason at all for any company to be selling databases of user information to another company.

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Infographic: Smartphone apps, privacy, and how to secure your mobile data

Every second on the internet there are 946 Instagram photos uploaded, 8690 Tweets, 77,783 Google searches, 2,845,459 emails sent.

Privacy Paranoia Big Data Is Watching You signpost

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Have we reached peak Privacy Paranoia?

The privacy angle is the sensationalism of the moment. The media pushes this stuff daily and now we have innovation being impacted...

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Facebook fined record $5 billion by FTC for privacy violations

According to the FTC, the fine is the "largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers' privacy."

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The Spy-Fy iPhone case wants to protect your privacy

The Spy-Fy iPhone privacy case comes in four colors for an added sense of style.

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What does Black Mirror teach us about privacy and security?

One of the central themes that Black Mirror highlights is the risk that technology poses to personal privacy and online safety.

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ProPrivacy can help you find the fastest VPN service

Admittedly, finding out whether a VPN is fast or slow can be quite difficult. But ProPrivacy can help.

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Can tech companies like Facebook really protect your privacy when it’s your privacy they profit from?

Yesterday we reported that CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was making deals with app developers and 3rd parties in exchange for user...

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Privacy-focused social media outlet MeWe has passed 4 million users

We've covered MeWe for months and were probably one of the few technology sites to do so.

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Mark Zuckerberg wants to shift gears on Facebook and make it more privacy-focused

Zuckerberg notes in his blog post how the company has helped connect friends, communities and interests in what he calls a "digital...

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is going to investigate Facebook over privacy practices

"Sharing information across apps on your iPhone or Android device is how mobile advertising works and is industry standard practice,” a Facebook...

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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden pitches bill giving jail time to executives whose companies violate online privacy

Senator Ron Wyden isn't only pitching jail time but also billions of dollars in fines on companies and executives who enable privacy...

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Techaeris: The top privacy and data leak stories of 2018

These are just a few of the privacy and data leak stories we covered in 2018.

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The new California Consumer Privacy Act aims to protect consumers

There was some pushback from large California companies such as Google.

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New California digital license plate is raising privacy concerns

These plates make perfect sense for a company fleet but I certainly wouldn't want the DMV in my state to adopt these...

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Cloudflare debuts free “privacy-first consumer DNS service”

Most people end up using their ISP's DNS servers which, according to Cloudflare, do have some issues which most users are unaware...

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Tim Cook says privacy is a human right and civil liberty

When asked what he would do if he were in Zuckerberg's position, Cook replied: "What would I do? I wouldn't be in...

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Trustlook: The solution to Facebook’s data privacy woes

"Our technology can make the Facebook ecosystem much safer," said Allan Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Trustlook."

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EDRi’s Digital Defenders wants to help kids protect their digital privacy

Children’s freedom to explore and develop should not be limited due to lack of awareness of privacy-protecting strategies.

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FBI Wants Some Biometric Data Exempt From Privacy Laws

Biometric data is a term we need to get used to. Whether we like it or not, the future of technology is...

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Microsoft Suing DOJ Over Privacy Concerns

Microsoft has brought a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) over privacy concerns involving Microsoft’s users. The lawsuit, filed...