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Conflicting reports over Carrier IQ's software and its usage have sparked lawsuits, additional research, and even speculation that it violates wiretap laws. Meanwhile, Carrier IQ maintains that it has done nothing wrong. And more people are beginning to take its side.
Last week, the EFF asked the U.S. Copyright Office to grant an exemption within the DMCA for jailbreaking smartphones, tables, and gaming consoles.
A bunch of technically unskilled attackers managed to circumvent the national security precautions of the United Kingdom by exploiting an unsecured 3rd party. How vulnerable is your organization to these types of attacks?
Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public.
Veracode has crafted up another infographic, this time comparing how Google and Facebook stack up against each other when it comes to handling privacy and security concerns.
Watch an on demand Webcast from SecurityWeek and Symantec to learn more about this intriguing new malware as we provide further analysis on the latest outbreak findings.
On Monday, Google launched Good To Know, a privacy campaign aimed at giving people practical advise when it comes to staying safe online. The new effort covers a wide range of topics and done with the help of the Citizens Advice Bureau in the UK.
Verizon is alerting customers to a privacy policy change which enrolled all customers into a data collection program. In short, Verizon is collection usage and location data, with plans to sell it.
Finnish security vendor F-Secure, along with the U.K.’s Sophos, have each pledged to detect a new backdoor, allegedly developed and used by the German government. The news comes via the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) in Germany, who released a report about the malware on Saturday.
The suspected government malware can load extensions by remote control, to use the trojan for other functions, including but not limited to eavesdropping.
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Companies are increasingly seeing the benefits of using social technologies both for internal and external purposes. What is the security impact of this trend? What should security teams think about?
Have you heard? All of our security problems will be solved. How? Each and every citizen will be issued with a unique, secure online identity, so that the originator of any and all transactions, connections and requests can be readily and easily identified. Really?
In the wrong hands, Security Solutions can turn into weapons or tools of slavery and oppression. The people usually involved in deciding in who’s hands these tools end up, are sadly often torn between conflicting interests, like sales targets.
I believe the recent Facebook hack is more than gruesome pictures and pornography. There may be a large “footprinting” element at work.
Researchers have come forward with a way to discern the personal TV viewing habits of the home owner simply by measuring the fluctuation in the power or what’s known as electromagnetic interference (EMI).
As soon as I woke up this morning my privacy was compromised. My Android phone has GPS enabled so that the phone, and any widget on it, can determine my geolocation. Can you imagine a single valid reason that a screen saver would need your location?
The world’s expectations of breach-proof SSL certification agencies have been shattered. As expected all of the ruling bodies that control the Internet have rallied to identify the root causes of these breaches and are working on future preventable mechanisms.
You can you use Facebook without completely sacrificing your privacy, but takes some work. Here are a few considerations and steps you can take to protect your privacy while enjoying what facebook has to offer.
In the hours proceeding the annual Hack In The Box conference in Amsterdam, researcher Don Bailey visited Boston, Afghanistan, Libya, and at the White House. Or so his tracking device reported...
Unlike real-world dumpster diving, "electronic dumpster diving" can enable cybercriminals to access all the documents currently held by the user, not just those that were thrown away.
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