Way back in 2018, Twitter was making noises about more secure forms of direct messaging (DM) for its users. The proposed…
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Client side scanning may cost more than it delivers
On May 11, 2022, the EU will publicize a proposal for a law on mandatory chat control. The European Commission wants…
URI spoofing flaw could phish WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, and iMessage users
Update: We were informed by Sick Codes that, although Signal already has a fix for this URI flaw here, it hasn’t…
Instagram Kids put on hold
Instagram has announced it is pausing the development of its newest brainchild, Instagram Kids—a version of Instagram aimed at 10-12-year-olds, or…
Lock and Code S1Ep20: Tracking the charities that track you online with Chris Boyd
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet….
ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability
Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as a new, legislative proposal focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling,…
Merging Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram: a technical, reputational hurdle
Secure messaging is supposed to be just that—secure. That means no backdoors, strong encryption, private messages staying private, and, for some…
Facebook spammers making things worse
Facebook’s having a bad couple of weeks. Between Congressional testimony and new information coming forward about Cambridge Analytica’s use of user…
Facebook worries: I didn’t post that
It is my assumption that most Facebook users don’t look at their own profile often. With your own profile, I mean…
Malware “Eko” affecting French Facebook users
Since the start of this week, the French media and online forums have been abuzz about a new Facebook Messenger “Trojan…