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Someone just bought your smart home. Did they get your data, too?
It’s move-in day, and you finally have the papers and the keys for your new home. But do you have the passwords? That’s one …
Social media posts could be more easily used as evidence in SA courts
SCREENSHOTS from social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat would be more commonly used in court if proposed changes to the Evidence Act …
Police seek powers to access browsing history of UK computer users
Police have lobbied the government for the power to view the internet browsing history of every computer user in Britain ahead of the publication …
Google makes secure boot, full-disk encryption mandatory for some Android 6.0 devices
Google’s plan to encrypt user data on Android devices by default will get a new push with Android 6.0, also known as Marshmallow. The …
Why you shouldn’t trust cloud service providers
Simply stated, you can’t trust the employees of cloud service providers. Frankly, I don’t think we can really trust our own employees anymore either, …
Google, Facebook and peers criticize CISA bill ahead of Senate consideration
A trade group representing Facebook, Google, Yahoo and other tech and communications companies has come down heavily against the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of …
Tech support scammers put Mac owners in crosshairs
Technical support scammers have begun targeting Mac owners, a security researcher said today, adding them to much larger pool of potential victims running Windows …
Snowden espouses about data ethics and privacy
In the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s controversial leaks that revealed widespread US surveillance and data gathering, researchers, scholars, lawyers, and privacy advocates gathered at …
Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for U.S. Comfort
Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some …
Another security flaw affects all versions of Adobe Flash
A day after releasing its monthly security update, Adobe confirmed it has discovered a new vulnerability in Flash Player that affects every version running …
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