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Hackers who targeted Samsung Pay may be looking to track individuals
The security breach at Samsung subsidiary LoopPay was probably more about spying than about gathering consumer data for profit, and the worst could be …
Irish privacy watchdog to investigate Facebook over spying allegations
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has agreed to investigate allegations that Facebook exposes its users’ personal data to mass snooping by U.S. intelligence services, …
Microsoft doesn’t see Windows 10’s mandatory data collection as a privacy risk
In the run-up to the launch of Windows 10 earlier this year, users noticed that Microsoft’s operating system would be collecting more data on …
Australia to allow Facebook photos to be used in national surveillance database
Photos from social media websites like Facebook could be used in an Australian counter-terrorism database. Critics are concerned about the system’s lack of “transparency,” …
Western Digital self-encrypting hard drives riddled with security flaws
Several versions of self-encrypting hard drives from Western Digital are riddled with so many security flaws that attackers with physical access can retrieve the …
Apple bans hundreds of iPhone apps that secretly gathered personal info
Apple has removed hundreds of apps from the iTunes App Store that secretly collected personal information from anyone who downloaded them. Most of the …
Want to make a secure payment online? Then use a SELFIE
City banks are trialling a new system which asks customers to verify their identities by taking selfies on their mobile phones linked to their …
System That Checks Air Passengers Against Watchlist Briefly Goes Down
The Department of Homeland Security computer system that checks airline passengers against terror watch lists briefly experienced service disruptions Wednesday evening that led to …
In a first, Chinese hackers are arrested at the behest of the U.S. government
The Chinese government has quietly arrested a handful of hackers at the urging of the U.S. government — an unprecedented step to defuse tensions …
China asks world to impose ‘code of conduct’ on Internet
“It is highly necessary and pressing for the international community to jointly bring about an international code of conduct on cyberspace at an early …
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