I have just written about the information leak at NHS Lanarkshire because of the use of WhatsApp and I regularly talk about rogue Android apps that get into the Google Play Store – here I bring both of them together. A rogue app that steals WhatsApp user data: Hackers steal …
I have warned clients about this…
I have had various discussions with various clients about the use of WhatsApp. They like it as it is often already used by their people, works on Android and iPhones and they point me to the security WhatsApp advertises. I then point out that there is no accountability and Microsoft …
Your privacy is important
The UK Government wants to legislate against end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) for online communications – so law enforcement can monitor your and criminals’ online communications. I have written about this a lot – as I think the privacy of law abiding citizens is important and law enforcement should use the current laws, …
Big Tech and Child Abuse
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has released a report examining how the world’s biggest tech companies address child abuse – not what they say they do, but what actually happens. It does not make good reading. World-first report shows leading tech companies are not doing enough to tackle online child abuse | …
Meta’s WhatsApp will include new privacy features
These features are mainly concerned with how other people see you and they can see your actions when you are using WhatsApp: Mark Zuckerberg reveals new WhatsApp privacy features – BBC News An excellent idea.
WhatsApp will not lower security
“If asked by the government to weaken encryption, it would be “very foolish” to accept, Will Cathcart told the BBC.” BBC News website Will Cathcart is Head of WhatsApp at Meta. WhatsApp: We won’t lower security for any government – BBC News
Information leaks because of messaging apps – does it impact you?
This is a very interesting report from the ICO about the use of messaging apps, in particular WhatsApp, during the pandemic and the issue of information being lost or unaccountable because “backed-up”, “approved” channels were not used. Behind the Screens (ico.org.uk) We have an issue at the moment similar to …
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