San Francisco’s American Football team, The 49ers, has been hit by a ransomware attack. The information relating to the compromised data has appeared on a Dark Web list, where the hackers hope to shame the organisation into paying the ransom before stolen sensitive data is leaked. (No encryption involved in …
Meta will have an impact on lives – guaranteed
Here is a longer read for Sunday – it is by Kari Paul and Dan Milmo, journalists I quite like, writing for The Guardian, about Meta. ‘Every move scrutinized’: Facebook’s rocky road to the metaverse | Meta | The Guardian Time to look at the facts yourself and make your …
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Identity Theft – a case study
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 …
Do you no longer wish to be on the internet?
Here is a longer read for a Saturday: Can I wipe myself off the internet? We ask an expert | Social trends | The Guardian Is it possible?
AirTags – at last Apple does something positive for privacy
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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