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Apple iOS bug lets fake apps sneak onto iPhones, iPads
Hackers have a new way to break into Apple mobile devices using Web pages, text messages and emails to fool users into downloading fake …
IBM Boosts Cyber Security Education Efforts
In the modern IT security landscape, universities are a key battle ground for both attackers and defenders. In recent years, attacks against university IT …
President Obama wants internet to be considered a utility
After months of plans to create “high-speed” and “slow-speed” broadband connections at different costs, President Obama has come forward urging the FCC to reclassify …
Beware: Carriers Tracking Millions of Phones with Super-Cookies
Privacy Advocates are urging Verizon and other mobile Relevant Products/Services carriers to stop using so-called “perma-cookies,” also called super-cookies, to help marketers create more …
Gran spends nearly £4,000 to protect her house against wi-fi and mobile phone signals
A GRANDMOTHER has spent thousands of pounds making her home wi-fi proof to protect her health. Stefanie Russell, 72, from Steyning, claims radiation from …
Privacy experts call for Whisper to be investigated over tracking of some users
Privacy experts on Friday called for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to examine social media app Whisper’s tracking of “anonymous users”. The US consumer …
FBI Director: We Need A “Regulatory Or Legislative Fix” To Battle Phone Encryption
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey gave a speech at Washington’s Brookings Institution, warning against the consequences of smartphone encryption and discussing the …
AT&T Acknowledges Another Insider Breach
AT&T recently began notifying an undisclosed number of customers that one of its employees “violated our strict privacy and security guidelines” by accessing their …
5 Questions With Mark Cuban About Online Privacy
It might seem like a contradiction that an executive and celebrity with a huge public persona would be blazing trails for online privacy, but …
Facebook Calms iOS Users About Location Privacy
Apple’s new iOS 8 will change location-tracking permissions from the current “Yes/No” choice to the more nuanced “Always/While Using The App/Never.” To calm potential …
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