Data Security / Privacy Protection
Advances in, news about, and failures in data/privacy protection and security.
Collection by Charles Baldwin
WIRED
An Email Marketing Company Left 809 Million Records Exposed Online
5 min · · An exposed database belonging to Verifications.io contained both personal and business information, including 763 million unique email addresses. · Shared by 76, including Backchannel, Tami Cannizzaro, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, anildash.com, Troy Hunt, Charles Baldwin, Oliver Raduner
ProPublica
You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True — ProPublica
13+ min · · Millions of sleep apnea patients rely on CPAP breathing machines to get a good night’s rest. Health insurers use a variety of tactics, including surveillance, to make patients bear the costs. Experts say it’s part of the insurance industry playbook. · Shared by 76, including Trey Tweets Into the Void, Charles Baldwin, Esther Schindler, Liliane Ferrari ™, zeldman, Marsha Collier, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Kim Dik
Forbes
Google Finally Confirms Security Problem For 1.5 Billion Gmail And Calendar Users
2 min · · 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 #B2B #TechFluencer, Oliver Raduner
TechCrunch
Millions of Instagram influencers had their private contact data scraped and exposed
2 min · · 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… · Shared by 73, including 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Scott Williams, Charles Baldwin, martha lane fox, Richard Gutjahr, Builtvisible, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Miguel, Oliver Raduner, Matt Navarra, Mark Kaigwa, Damien Van Achter
The New York Times
Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues
1 min · · Facebook and the F.T.C. have been in negotiations over a financial penalty for claims that the company violated a 2011 privacy consent decree with the agency. · Shared by 72, including Bjorn Larsen, Mathew Ingram, Charles Baldwin, Antonio Vieira Santos, Thomas Power, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Leslie D, Azeem Azhar, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️
privacyinternational.org
I asked an online tracking company for all of my data and here's what I found
7 min · · It’s 3:10 P.M. on April 18, 2018, I’m in the Privacy International office, reading a news story on the use of facial recognition in Thailand. On April 20, at 21:10, I clicked on a CNN Money Exclusive… · Shared by 70, including Paolo Sinelli, luis antónio santos, Jorge Alcaín Pro, Bruno Skvorc 🦞 | bruno.eth, adrianoesch, Thomas Pleil, Gianluca Diegoli, jean marc manach @manhack@social.tcit.fr, Tristan Nitot - nitot chez framapiaf point org, fernand0, Jane
The Washington Post
Perspective | I found your data. It’s for sale.
· As many as 4 million people have Web browser extensions that sell their every click. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. · Shared by 69, including Khoi Vinh, W. Blake Gray, Charles Baldwin, Chris Messina, Luca Like, Mathew Ingram, Simo Ahava, Andy Beal, 👨🏻💻☕️
The Guardian
Amazon's doorbell camera Ring is working with police
7 min · · 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, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Charles Baldwin, caroline sinders, Thomas Power, Owen Williams ⚡
Ars Technica
Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices
3 min · · After Google successfully beat back Triada in 2017, its developers found a new way in. · Shared by 67, including Charles Baldwin, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, Niklaus Gerber, Yvette Dubel, Oliver Raduner, Tristan Nitot - nitot chez framapiaf point org, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after
Vox
The rise of fear-based social media like Nextdoor, Citizen, and now Amazon’s Neighbors
9 min · · Why people are socializing more about crime even as it becomes rarer. · Shared by 64, including Ricky Yean, fernand0, Marsha Collier, Mathew Ingram, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Bill Johnston, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Sachin Rekhi
EFF
Adblocking: How About Nah?
5 min · · For more than a decade, consumer rights groups (including EFF) worked with technologists and companies to try to standardize Do Not Track, a flag that browsers could send to online companies signaling… · Shared by 61, including Mark Kaigwa, KOstas, BrendanEich, Charles Baldwin, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr
The Intercept
Thanks to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You More Closely Than Ever
10 min · · Legal experts believe Facebook profiling may run afoul of federal law on credit checks. · Shared by 61, including Mark Kaigwa, Richard Gutjahr, Johannes Lenz, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, mdy, Ralph Hutter, Charles Baldwin
Motherboard
This Spyware Data Leak Is So Bad We Can't Even Tell You About It
3 min · · A consumer spyware vendor left a lot of incredibly sensitive and private data, including intimate pictures and private call recordings, for all to see on a server freely accessible over the internet.… · Shared by 60, including Charles Baldwin, Marsha Collier, Loughlin O'Nolan, Vikram Dutt, Mathew Ingram
The Intercept
In Court, Facebook Blames Users for Destroying Their Own Right to Privacy
6 min · · “The whole premise of Facebook is to render not private” your activity, said company lawyer, fighting off lawsuits over Cambridge Analytica data collection. · Shared by 58, including Sam DeZerga, Dominik Grolimund, Matt Navarra, Rick Powell, Charles Baldwin, Christian Müller, Adrienne Fichter, Mohamed Azazy
The Washington Post
Tracking your pregnancy on an app may be more public than you think
· Pregnancy-tracking apps such as Ovia have climbed in popularity as fun, friendly companions for the daunting uncertainties of childbirth. But they have also become powerful monitoring tools for employers and health insurers. · Shared by 58, including Charles Baldwin, Jason Fried, Tristan Nitot - nitot chez framapiaf point org, DHH, 🌏🔎Leigh Alexander 🐬💿✨
EFF
Don't Play in Google's Privacy Sandbox
8 min · · 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 56, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jochen Burkhard, Charles Baldwin, jean marc manach @manhack@social.tcit.fr