Data Security / Privacy Protection
Advances in, news about, and failures in data/privacy protection and security.
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Latest Stories
Hearing Wednesday: Can Criminal Defendants Review DNA Analysis Software Used to Prosecute…
Fresno – On Wednesday, May 22, at 9 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue that criminal defendants have a right to review and evaluate the source code of forensic DNA analysis…
Thanks to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You More Closely Than…
Legal experts believe Facebook profiling may run afoul of federal law on credit checks.
Millions of Instagram influencers had their private contact data scraped and exposed
A massive database containing contact information of millions of Instagram influencers, celebrities and brand accounts has been found online. The database, hosted by Amazon Web Services, was left…
Krebs on Security
Ogusers[.]com — a forum popular among people involved in hijacking online accounts and conducting SIM swapping attacks to seize control over victims’ phone numbers — has itself been hacked, exposing…
