Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?
What issues would face scanning attached to a mobile device resolve and, if used correctly, would it make the incursion into my privacy acceptable?
Privacy
Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background
A recent update to Facebook’s iOS app introduced a bug that had some users worried
Streaming devices track viewing habits, study finds
Do you know what kind of data your streaming device may be collecting while you binge watch?
Do apps need all the permissions?
Why you should ensure that all those apps on your smartphone only run with the permissions they reasonably need to do their job
Firefox 69: Third‑party tracking cookies and cryptomining now blocked by default
Firefox new Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature launched to all users of the browser to offer better privacy and protection from cryptojacking.
Education and privacy legislation at ChannelCon
As education is becoming an increasingly vital tool in companies’ security toolboxes, the question arises: How can they effectively implement security awareness training?
Stopping stalkerware: What needs to change?
What technology makers and others can – and should – do to counter the kind of surveillance that starts at home
Spain’s top soccer league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’
La Liga has taken substantial flak for tapping into microphones and geolocation services in fans‘ phones in a bid to root out piracy
Cyberattack exposes travelers’ photos, says US border agency
The images, collected over one and a half months, were taken as the travelers crossed an unspecified border point
Over 2.3 billion files exposed online
Millions of files that are sitting out in the open across various file storage technologies are actually encrypted by ransomware
What the ban on facial recognition tech will – and will not – do
As San Francisco moves to regulate the use of facial recognition systems, we reflect on some of the many ‘faces’ of the fast-growing technology
Look who’s stalking
Aren’t we just making it too easy for online followers to become real-life trackers with the amount of open data we are posting online?
Over 2 billion records exposed by email marketing firm
The repository of email addresses and other records would offer a gold mine of data for scammers
Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs
Even so, the database has grown to seven million voiceprints amid a controversy that puts the spotlight on the privacy implications of the collection of biometric information
Cybersecurity Trends 2019: Privacy and intrusion in the global village
With just days left in 2018, ESET experts offer their reflections in ‘Cybersecurity Trends 2019’ on themes that are set to figure prominently in the upcoming year
Nothing exceeds like excess; or, a lack of privacy in the digital age
What has the Internet brought us? And how does privacy stay anchored in the data deluge of the digital age? Here’s a brief reflection to celebrate today’s Internet Day
Facebook refines 2FA setup, adds authenticator app support
Do try this at home! If you haven’t taken advantage of the extra protection that two-factor authentication offers, now is a great time to do so. And you don’t even need to hand over your phone number.
Hey Siri! Read me this locked iPhone’s hidden messages…
Messages sent to your iPhone may not be as private as you think.
Researchers unveil Veil to make ‘private browsing more private’
The blinding server randomly adds some nonsense code to every webpage. This ‘code obfuscation’, according to the academics, has no effect on what the actual page looks like, but it drastically changes the appearance of the underlying source file.
Privacy of fitness tracking apps in the spotlight after soldiers’ exercise routes shared online
People exercising on far-flung military bases are being exposed by their fitness tracker.