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Privacy
Is your personal information being abused?
Drowning in spam? A study presented at Black Hat USA 2021 examines if sharing your personal information with major companies contributes to the deluge of nuisance emails, texts and phone calls.
Tony Anscombe • 05 Aug 2021
Brave launches its own, privacy-focused search engine
Brave's search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace
Amer Owaida • 23 Jun 2021
Most health apps engage in unhealthy data-harvesting habits
Most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent
Amer Owaida • 17 Jun 2021
Android 12 will give you more control over how much data you share with apps
An all-new privacy dashboard and better location, microphone and camera controls are all aimed at curbing apps’ data-slurping habits
Amer Owaida • 20 May 2021
AirDrop flaws could leak phone numbers, email addresses
You can only stay safe by disabling AirDrop discovery in the system settings of your Apple device, a study says
Amer Owaida • 22 Apr 2021
Data from 500 million LinkedIn accounts put up for sale
The treasure trove of data reportedly includes users’ LinkedIn IDs, full names, email addresses, phone numbers and workplace information
Amer Owaida • 09 Apr 2021
Does data stolen in a data breach expire?
Some personal information just doesn’t age – here’s what the Facebook data leak may mean for you
Tony Anscombe • 08 Apr 2021
Trust your surveillance? Why hacked cameras are very bad
When a breach captures a part of us that is unchangeable, does it mean that we have allowed technology to pry too deeply into our lives?
Cameron Camp • 19 Mar 2021
Online health security – when ‘opt out’ isn’t an option
What happens when you try to opt out of e-health to avoid issues in the event of a breach?
Cameron Camp • 10 Mar 2021
