by Media Release | Jul 30, 2021 | China, Privacy, Security
Originally posted on Wired by Will Knight SATURDAY WILL MARK a year since Donald Trump said he would ban the wildly popular and annoyingly addictive short-video app TikTok from millions of US smartphones, citing threats to users’ privacy and security posed by its...
by Media Release | Jul 26, 2021 | Facebook, Privacy, Security
Originally posted on The Verge by Jay Peters Firefox 90 introduces the next version of SmartBlock, the browser’s tracker blocking mechanism built into its private browsing and strict modes, which now has improvements designed to prevent buttons that let you log into...
by Media Release | Jul 21, 2021 | Facial Recognition, Privacy, Security
Originally posted on Vox by Rebecca HeilWeil Some of the US’s most popular stores — including Macy’s and Albertsons — are using facial recognition on their customers, largely without their knowledge, according to the digital rights nonprofit Fight the Future. On July...
by Media Release | Jul 20, 2021 | Cyberattack, Privacy, Security
Originally posted on Vox by Sara Morrison If you were paying attention to the news over the weekend, you might have heard something about “Pegasus.” In this case, Pegasus is not a mythical flying horse, but powerful phone-hacking spyware sold by an Israeli company...
by Media Release | Jul 16, 2021 | China, Privacy, Security, YouTube
Originally posted on BBC by Kerry Allen & Sophie Williams In recent years, the “vloggers” have been increasingly presenting themselves as China-lovers, spreading Communist Party disinformation. YouTube labels Chinese state media like broadcaster CGTN...
by Media Release | Jul 13, 2021 | China, Privacy, Security
Originally posted on Wired by Brian Barrett IMAGINE YOU’RE A burglar. You’ve decided to tackle a high-end luxury apartment, the kind of building with multiple Picassos in the penthouse. You could spend weeks or months casing the place, studying every resident’s...
