The developers of the Chrome extension, Screencastify, used for capturing and sharing videos from websites, have fixed an issue where victim could have been spied on using the webcam in their device. Any recorded video could then have been stolen. Chrome extension Screencastify fixes webcam spy bug • The Register
Clearview facial recognition company fined
The ICO has taken action against Clearview AI Inc for using the images of UK residents to create a global face recognition database and has prohibited them from collecting images of UK residents from the internet. This was a joint investigation between the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) …
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A brutal lesson in why longer complex passwords are better
To learn this lesson you do not have to pay anything – the New South Wales tax payers, thanks to experts hired by their politicians and government will pay for you. As part of the cybersecurity Master’s course, we had to set up an experiment to test brute forcing of …
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UN Cybercrime treaty
Negotiations are underway, at the United Nations, for a comprehensive international treaty to combat cyber crime and increase the co-operation between nations when it comes to investigations. However there are starting to be concerns that the treaty may end up breaking hard earned privacy rights of the individual law abiding …
Ad tracking on iPhone and Android and how to disable it
Here is something to do whilst sitting having a coffee (or drink of your choice!) this weekend. Make sure you have disabled ad tracking on your phone. The article from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also explains why you should do this. Hint: you should be protective of your privacy! …
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India in the news – when is privacy not so private? UPDATED 20 May 2022
This article was first published on 5 May 2022 Update 20 May 2022 The Indian government has moved on it’s hard line approach to incident report reporting, and some of the other provisions in their new cyber security laws – except the rules on VPNs! India slightly softens infosec incident …
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This story starts off as Science Fiction come true but rapidly becomes about privacy
Contact lens computer screens, you cannot get more Mission Impossible, Batman (have you seen the latest Batman?) or just science fiction than that. Pop in your contact lenses and useful info is floating there in front of your world. Need a photo, blink twice. Need to know what “today’s Specials” …
