Privacy

Governments increasingly eye social media meltdown

May 22, 2019 - It seems problems never quite go away for social media platforms, and more governments of the world are taking keen interest. Will the tech giants be able to sort things out before legislators steps into the fray?

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Mysterious database exposed personal information of 80 million US households

May 1, 2019 - A large database accessible online containing a huge amount of records has been found by researchers. The question is: who does it belong to, and what is it for?

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Location data leaks from family tracking app database

March 27, 2019 - An app called Family Locator exposed the personal information and locations of 280,000 users in real time, including children. How did this happen? And how can app developers avoid it in the future?

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Researchers go hunting for Netflix’s Bandersnatch

March 22, 2019 - New research from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras explains how popular Netflix interactive show Bandersnatch could fall victim to a side-channel attack and expose users' choices.

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Mozilla launches Firefox Send for private file sharing

March 14, 2019 - Mozilla recently launched Firefox Send, a new, secure way to share files from inside your browser. We discuss the pros and cons of this service.

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Zombie email rises from grave after eight years of radio silence

March 8, 2019 - What do you do when an email account you assumed was long gone comes back to life after eight years?

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Australia’s Early Warning Network compromised

January 7, 2019 - An Australian Early Warning System notifying subscribers of severe weather alerts was compromised over the weekend, with messages sent across a variety of formats. What did the hackers get up to? And why did they do it?

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Smart speakers: Christmas treat or lump of coal?

December 21, 2018 - If you're interested in buying smart speakers this Christmas, you may be wondering how much of a privacy problem they really are. We take a look at this popular holiday present and separate the hype from the real issues at hand.

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Christmas tech scams roundup

December 20, 2018 - What's under the Christmas tree? It's worse than lumps of coal, it's a not very festive assortment of tricks and scams designed to give you a festive season hangover.

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