I am a big advocate of using VPN services – I think they are an important part of everyone’s online privacy – I have listed some of the ways they benefit your security and what to look for in a secure VPN in this article: More about VPNs – CyberAwake …
When does an app need access to your all your contacts?
Whenever I install an app and it asks for access to my contact list, it always sets off alarm bells for me. If I cannot see a valid reason for access, I will definitely deny the request and often will just delete the app. My contacts are mine and the …
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Warrantless police access to 250 million devices
This story is from the United States and applies to law enforcement over there – but what happens over there often comes here: Sneaky ways cops could access data to widely prosecute abortions in the US | Ars Technica Our privacy is important so we all need to be aware …
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Can Apple identify us from “anonymous” data?
Apple declares that sharing device usage information with them is anonymous, but researchers are claiming this is not true and Apple can associate actual iCloud users to this shared information. Apple Device Analytics Contain Identifying iCloud User Data, Claim Security Researchers – MacRumors Would Apple do this? They are already …
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Qatari World Cup apps
There is no denying the fact that the compulsory Qatari World Cup apps, Ehteraz, a Covid-19 tracker from the Qatari Ministry of Public Health, and Hayya from the Qatari Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy for the World Cup, will be collecting a lot of information on everyone attending. This …
