Privacy


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Privacy

Healthcare data breaches lead patients to withhold information from doctors

Healthcare data breaches lead patients to withhold information from doctors

Privacy

Healthcare data breaches lead patients to withhold information from doctors

New survey suggests medical data breaches increase the number of patients who hold back information from doctors due to concerns about the security or privacy of medical records, undermining treatment.

Stephen Cobb18 Feb 2016


Privacy

How to bypass this LG smartphone's fingerprint security in just 30 seconds

How to bypass this LG smartphone's fingerprint security in just 30 seconds

Privacy

How to bypass this LG smartphone's fingerprint security in just 30 seconds

A troubling vulnerability has been uncovered that may make you think twice about ever even temporarily allowing a friend, partner or acquaintance to use your new LG V10 Android smartphone.

Graham Cluley16 Feb 2016


Privacy

ICS calls for latest Draft Investigatory Powers Bill to go further to protect privacy

ICS calls for latest Draft Investigatory Powers Bill to go further to protect privacy

Privacy

ICS calls for latest Draft Investigatory Powers Bill to go further to protect privacy

The UK's Intelligence and Security Committee has deemed the latest Draft Investigatory Powers Bill as a “missed opportunity”, according to its latest report.

Editor10 Feb 2016


Privacy

Stay safe with our Facebook cheat sheet

Stay safe with our Facebook cheat sheet

Privacy

Stay safe with our Facebook cheat sheet

Learn how to boost your Facebook privacy on Safer Internet Day with our excellent cheat sheet. It'll work to your advantage now and in the future.

Editor09 Feb 2016


Privacy

Encryption 101: What is it? When should I use it?

Encryption 101: What is it? When should I use it?

Privacy

Encryption 101: What is it? When should I use it?

More than perhaps any other security topic, encryption really seems to perplex a lot of people. So, let's take a closer look – from basics to best practice.

Lysa Myers04 Feb 2016


Privacy

Belong to the 'selfie' generation? You are probably oversharing

Belong to the 'selfie' generation? You are probably oversharing

Privacy

Belong to the 'selfie' generation? You are probably oversharing

The 'Selfie Generation', which shares every detail of their lives online, doesn’t realize that giving away too much information can have serious consequences.

Ondrej Kubovič28 Jan 2016


Privacy

Will your Swiss email account stay private (or can the govt take a look)?

Will your Swiss email account stay private (or can the govt take a look)?

Privacy

Will your Swiss email account stay private (or can the govt take a look)?

A referendum is to be held on Switzerland's proposed surveillance law, a decision lauded by supporters of privacy. ESET's Cameron Camp discusses further.

Cameron Camp27 Jan 2016


Privacy, Cybercrime

Skype finally hides your IP address, to protect against vengeful gamers

Skype finally hides your IP address, to protect against vengeful gamers

Privacy, Cybercrime

Skype finally hides your IP address, to protect against vengeful gamers

For too long streaming video gamers have suffered denial-of-service attacks and raids from police SWAT teams, often assisted by Skype leaking private IP addresses.

Graham Cluley24 Jan 2016


Privacy

Should I stay or should I go … to Windows 10?

Should I stay or should I go … to Windows 10?

Privacy

Should I stay or should I go … to Windows 10?

It has been almost half a year since Microsoft released Windows 10, and the decision whether or not to migrate computers to this latest release of Microsoft's flagship operating system is going to be on the minds of administrators for 2016, says ESET's Aryeh Goretsky.

Aryeh Goretsky07 Jan 2016