Data Security / Privacy Protection
Advances in, news about, and failures in data/privacy protection and security.
Collection by Charles Baldwin
The Hacker News
New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS
3 min read · · Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of Simjacker, a SIM Card vulnerability that could allow remote hackers to spy on devices just by sending SMS · Shared by 81, including Thomas Power, Niklaus Gerber, Charles Baldwin, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, L. Taylor Banks, Tris Hussey, Dan Gillmor, Peter Steinberger
Forbes
Google Finally Confirms Security Problem For 1.5 Billion Gmail And Calendar Users
2 min read · · Google has confirmed it is working on a fix for a credential-stealing problem that leaves more than a billion Calendar users exposed to attack · Shared by 74, including Matthias Lampe, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Peter Schmidhuber, C̷͈̳̫͗͊̾had P̸̜͇̱̗̻̝̙͆͑͑͝͝ollitt, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Charles Baldwin, Terence Mills, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Oliver Raduner
Forbes
Google Has My Dead Grandpa’s Data And He Never Used The Internet
6 min read · · The data wasn't manually entered manually by me or anyone using my account, but yet the data is associated with my account? How did that happen? · Shared by 49, including Marsha Collier, Debbie Meier ✍️⚖️, Charles Baldwin, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Matthias Lampe
Mozilla
Today’s Firefox Blocks Third-Party Tracking Cookies and Cryptomining by Default
2 min read · · Today, Firefox on desktop and Android will — by default — empower and protect all our users by blocking third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers. This milestone marks a major step ... · Shared by 26, including AJ Ghergich, Builtvisible, Charles Baldwin
TechCrunch
A huge database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online
2 min read · · Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online. The exposed server contained more than 419 million records over several databases on users across geographies,… · Shared by 217, including MΛRC VIDΛL, Katja Evertz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Richard Gutjahr, Brian Solis, Bjorn Larsen, Privacy Matters 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺🌻, Jonathan Kogan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Thomas Fuchs ⎷ Official ⎷ Final ⎷ Final2 ⎷ V2.1, John Nosta, Charles Baldwin, DHH, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Matt Navarra, Troy Hunt, Builtvisible
TechCrunch
Police hijack a botnet and remotely kill 850,000 malware infections
2 min read · · In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million infected computers. The notorious Retadup malware infects computers… · Shared by 26, including John Koetsier, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Antonio Vieira Santos - #SPS_Live, Charles Baldwin
MIT Technology Review
Websites have been quietly hacking iPhones for years, says Google
3 min read · · Websites delivered iOS malware to thousands of visitors in the biggest iPhone hack ever. There’s no telling who was infected—or who was behind it. · Shared by 51, including Matteo Fogli, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे, Larry Balaclava, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Anthony Hamelle, Charles Baldwin, Thomas Wong, Vikram Dutt
The Guardian
Amazon's doorbell camera Ring is working with police
7 min read · · Ring shapes communications of police agencies it works with. Critics fear it’s building up a for-profit private surveillance network · Shared by 67, including Dean Anthony Gratton, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Debbie Meier ✍️⚖️, Charles Baldwin, caroline sinders, Thomas Power, Owen Williams ⚡
BuzzFeed News
The CEO Of Twitter's Twitter Was Hacked
3 min read · · Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was hacked on Friday afternoon and tweeted the n-word and antisemitic remarks. · Shared by 21, including Ian M Calvert, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Matt Navarra, Charles Baldwin, Johannes Lenz
EFF
Don't Play in Google's Privacy Sandbox
8 min read · · Last week, Google announced a plan to “build a more private web.” The announcement post was, frankly, a mess. The company that tracks user behavior on over ⅔ of the web said that “Privacy is paramount… · Shared by 49, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Charles Baldwin, Jochen Burkhard, jean marc manach @manhack@social.tcit.fr
BBC News (World)
School's facial recognition checks lead to fine
2 min read · · Sweden has fined a local authority £17,000 for using facial recognition on school students. · Shared by 16, including Charles Baldwin, Mark Tabladillo PhD, #MuskOut (not parody), Azeem Azhar
The Wall Street Journal
FTC Approves Settlement With YouTube Over Children’s Privacy
· The Federal Trade Commission has approved a settlement with YouTube over children’s privacy issues that imposes a fine of around $150 million to $200 million, people familiar with the matter said. · Shared by 14, including Neira Jones, Antonio Vieira Santos - #SPS_Live, Charles Baldwin
nature
Halt the use of facial-recognition technology until it is regulated
3 min read · · Until appropriate safeguards are in place, we need a moratorium on biometric technology that identifies individuals, says Kate Crawford. · Shared by 54, including Debbie Meier ✍️⚖️, Bjorn Larsen, Bob E. Hayes, Kate Crawford, Adrienne Fichter, Charles Baldwin, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, hardmaru
EFF
EFF Sues DHS To Uncover Information About Border Agents Using GPS Devices Without a Warrant To Track Vehicles
3 min read · · Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its component agencies today to obtain information about the agencies’ warrantless use of… · Shared by 8, including Charles Baldwin
VICE
Microsoft Contractors Listened to Xbox Owners in Their Homes
4 min read · · Multiple contractors working for Microsoft explain how they listened to audio captured by Xbox consoles. · Shared by 31, including Bjorn Larsen, Neeraj K. Agrawal, @nitot@framapiaf.org ➡️ 🐘, Charles Baldwin, Nicola Duke
EFF
Don't Renew Section 215 Indefinitely
3 min read · · The New York Times reported that the Trump administration wants Section 215, the legal authority that allows the National Security Agency to collect Americans’ telephone records, renewed indefinitely.… · Shared by 8, including Charles Baldwin
