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Serious bug in fully patched Internet Explorer puts user credentials at risk
A vulnerability in fully patched versions of Internet Explorer allows attackers to steal login credentials and inject malicious content into users’ browsing sessions. Microsoft …
Samsung may face FTC probe over voice-recognition TVs
A privacy group has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Samsung out of concerns the electronics giant’s Smart TVs are eavesdropping on their …
Russian Censorship: Tor, Anonymous VPNs Could Be Target Of Next Crackdown, Kremlin Warns
The 200,000 or so Russian Internet users who have signed up with Tor since Vladimir Putin regained the country’s presidency in 2012 might soon …
Uh-oh: Samsung smart TVs don’t encrypt your captured voice data
Samsung does not encrypt voice recordings that are collected and transmitted by its smart TVs to a third party service, even though the company …
Drunk on Friday night? Then YOU probably DIDN’T spot Facebook’s privacy tweak
Facebook updated its privacy policy on Friday – a day traditionally chosen by politicians and football managers who are keen to bury bad news. …
Google agrees privacy policy changes with data watchdog
Google has agreed to rewrite its privacy policy after pressure from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. The firm must make it easier for users …
Google forced to change ‘too vague’ privacy policy after watchdog steps in
Google, the internet search giant, has been forced to improve its privacy policy after an official watchdog said the company was “too vague” about …
Record industry faces liability over ‘infringement’ (2009)
Chet Baker was a leading jazz musician in the 1950s, playing trumpet and providing vocals. Baker died in 1988, yet he is about to …
N. Korea praises Sony mass hack as ‘righteous deed’ – but denies involvement
North Korea has praised the recent mass cyberattack against Sony Pictures, calling it a “righteous deed” probably carried out by critics of a comedy …
Facebook Policy Change Lets Apps Ask for Your Phone Number, Address
Heed this warning, privacy advocates: Facebook apps are now allowed to request access to your phone number and address, Facebook developer Jeff Bowen announced. …