Google researchers are reporting on spyware that is active on both Apple and Android smartphones – the spyware is called Hermit and Google has taken steps to protect Android users. The software developed and marketed by RCS Lab, based in Milan, will exfiltrate messages ,contacts and password information from targeted …
UK Government to change the cookie laws – they are too much bother as they are
Sorry but the headlines below all contain the obvious biscuit pun! Knowing, explicitly, what an organisation plans to do with your personal data when you access a web site or sign up for an online service is an essential step in maintaining your privacy. Have a look at this article …
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Public Interest Technologist
I just have to quote Bruce Schneier here: Back in November 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, I gave a virtual talk at the International Symposium on Technology and Society: “The Story of the Internet and How it Broke Bad: A Call for Public-Interest Technologists.” It was something …
Another example of using Bluetooth for something it was not intended for
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Bluetooth weaknesses that would allow someone to drive off with your Tesla: How to unlock a Tesla that does not belong to you! – Smart Thinking Solutions Here is a research paper, from UC San Diego, that examines how the cryptographic anonymity that …
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Would you like to go large on the tracking with that coffee? UPDATED
This post was first made on 6 June 2022 Updated 2 August 2022 A coffee and a doughnut as compensation At least this time it appears the people will be getting compensation: Tim Hortons offer free coffee, donut to settle privacy claim • The Register Original Post: Tim Hortons is …
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