Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
It looks like Google is making moves to enforce privacy and security standards for Android developers who distribute apps via the Google Play Store. This would bring it into line with “other platforms” – Google refused to name Apple in its press release! Introducing the Privacy Sandbox on Android (blog.google) …
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There was a quick release of an iOS update by Apple at the end of last week, to address a vulnerability in the web browsing software that impacts all browsers on these devices. iOS users: Patch now to avoid falling prey to this WebKit vulnerability | TechRepublic Apple issues emergency …
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The BBC has an article about the identity theft again the novelist Joe Dunthorne. Instagram failed to act on identity theft, says novelist – BBC News I think the most important thing to come out of the article is the sheer difficulty in communicating with Big Tech. They all favour …
Apple is taking steps to make the use of its AirTags for illicit purposes harder. Although displaying a warning when the device is first set up, about the use of the devices for unauthorised tracking may be illegal in some countries, will probably be completely useless as a deterrent if …
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Following Apple’s publication of a personal safety guide – Bruce Schneier has an interesting article about how Lilith Wittmann has used AirTags in her research about a German intelligence agency. Tracking Secret German Organizations with Apple AirTags – Schneier on Security Apple Personal Safety guide – Smart Thinking Solutions
