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Apple / Google / Microsoft / Security / Tech

The information that 11 large tech companies collect from their users

It comes as no surprise that the list of tech companies includes the top five most valuable brands in the world: Apple,...

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Security / Tech

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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Entertainment / Security / Tech / TV

Here’s how TV streaming services are tracking user data

Internet-connected streaming services provide subscribers with a vast library of content from several channels.

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Security / Tech

Is free Wi-Fi worth your social media account?

Free Wi-Fi is not worth giving your private data, or control over your data to anyone.

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Google / Security / Tech

Google is alerting some users it shared their Google Photos data with strangers

Google says the affected user base is a small number so maybe this has not affected you.

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Security / Tech

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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Security / Tech

Live facial recognition cameras are going live in London

Live facial recognition cameras were first used in the United Kingdom back in 2016 during the Notting Hill carnival.

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Editorial / Security / Tech

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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Security / Tech

Infographic: Is the future of security biometric?

Currently, the global market for biometrics is $14 billion, and 63% of Americans say they want to use fingerprint scanners on their...

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Security / Tech

Google user data requests from governments keep climbing

The majority of people now have some sort of digital fingerprint and there's an effort to gain access to those fingerprints.

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Security / Tech

Infographic: Online dating and cybersecurity

Chances are if you consider online dating to be risky you are of a certain generation that dated before the internet and...

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Android / iOS / Mobile / Security / Tech

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.

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Apple / Tech

Want to get around paywalls? Try Apple’s Safari browser in private mode

When you visit these sites, you're presented with a short excerpt from the article and then asked to subscribe to read more.

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Security / Tech

Microsoft study finds parents may be sharing too much information about their teens online

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are where many people are living their social lives and sharing photos is as simple as a few...

Privacy Paranoia Big Data Is Watching You signpost

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Editorial / Security / Tech

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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Business / Security / Tech

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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Google / Security / Smart Home & Smart Device Reviews / Tech

Google confirms its contract workers can listen to what you say to your Google Home

Belgian broadcaster VRT obtained the recordings and claim that of more than 1,000 clips, 153 clips were captured by Google in error.

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Apple / iOS / Mobile / Security / Tech

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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Security / Tech

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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Business / Editorial / Security / Tech

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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Security / Tech

Curious about what sort of data big tech is collecting about you? This tool will show you

The folks over at VPNMentor have a tool in which you can see what data companies are collecting.

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Security / Smart Home & Smart Devices / Tech

How to prevent Amazon from listening to your Alexa use

Luckily, you can disable your Alexa interactions from being sent to Amazon for further analysis by following the steps below.

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Business / Security / Smart Home & Smart Devices / Tech

[Updated] Amazon employees are tasked with listening to what you ask Alexa

From soundbars to smart televisions and everything in between, you're sure to find one of those two assistants on a device.

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Business / Security / Tech

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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Editorial / Google / Security / Tech

The Data Cartel: Can the monopolies of Google, Facebook, and Amazon be broken?

The data cartel is the advertising/technology behemoths that are Google, Facebook, and Amazon.

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Security / Tech

UPDATED: [MWC 2019] Cybersecurity experts identify now-patched vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring video doorbell

The hack revealed unencrypted transmission of audio and/or video footage to the Ring application allows for arbitrary surveillance and injection of counterfeit...