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Privacy

Hungarian soccer fans protest against stadium's new biometric security

Hungarian soccer fans protest against stadium's new biometric security

Privacy

Hungarian soccer fans protest against stadium's new biometric security

Fans of Hungarian soccer team Ferencvaros have come "en masse to their home stadium in Budapest" to protest the club's new biometric ID equipment, which controls turnstile entry to the stadium, according to Biometric Update.

Alan Martin15 Oct 2014


Privacy

$50 Anonabox provides portable privacy via Tor

$50 Anonabox provides portable privacy via Tor

Privacy

$50 Anonabox provides portable privacy via Tor

A portable network device that sits between computer and router to offer anonymized browsing from any computer via the Tor network has smashed its Kickstarter fundraising goal just days after hitting the crowdfunding platform.

Alan Martin14 Oct 2014


Privacy

200,000 'deleted' Snapchat images leaked from third party website

200,000 'deleted' Snapchat images leaked from third party website

Privacy

200,000 'deleted' Snapchat images leaked from third party website

A breach of a third-party Snapchat site that allows users to bypass the app's privacy has led to the leaking of some 200,000 images to the internet, The Guardian reports.

Alan Martin13 Oct 2014


Malware, Privacy

Week in security: Dubai Police use Google Glass facial recognition, Bugzilla gets bugged and 'Unpatchable' USB exploit lands on GitHub

Week in security: Dubai Police use Google Glass facial recognition, Bugzilla gets bugged and 'Unpatchable' USB exploit lands on GitHub

Malware, Privacy

Week in security: Dubai Police use Google Glass facial recognition, Bugzilla gets bugged and 'Unpatchable' USB exploit lands on GitHub

This week in security, we covered a full range of privacy and malware, with controversial plans to equip police officers with facial recognition packed Google Glass in Dubai, and the BadUSB malware finding its way on to GitHub.

Alan Martin10 Oct 2014


How To, Privacy

Ello privacy - what you need to know

Ello privacy - what you need to know

How To, Privacy

Ello privacy - what you need to know

For any security-conscious user, there are a few things worth remembering once you have secured that crucial invitation - we offer a few tips on how to get the most from the emoji-heavy network here.

Rob Waugh09 Oct 2014


Privacy

Google Glass facial recognition used by Dubai Police force

Google Glass facial recognition used by Dubai Police force

Privacy

Google Glass facial recognition used by Dubai Police force

The police force of Dubai will soon be equipped with crime-fighting face recognition technology via Google Glass, according to Reuters. The software, "developed by Dubai police would enable a connection between the wearer and a database of wanted people," Reuters reports.

Alan Martin07 Oct 2014


Privacy

Bing: no plans to offer search boost for encrypted websites

Bing: no plans to offer search boost for encrypted websites

Privacy

Bing: no plans to offer search boost for encrypted websites

Over the summer, Google introduced plans to start giving preference to websites that use HTTPS encryption to try and incentivize good online security practices. PC World reports that Microsoft's search rival, Bing, has no plans to follow suit with its own search algorithm.

Alan Martin06 Oct 2014


Privacy

Ultra-secure hard drive ‘shatters on demand’

Ultra-secure hard drive ‘shatters on demand’

Privacy

Ultra-secure hard drive ‘shatters on demand’

A new gadget from British drive maker Secure Drives forges off into Mission Impossible territory with a genuine, physical 'self-destruct' command which can be triggered from anywhere on Earth.

Rob Waugh03 Oct 2014


Privacy

Google faced with $100m legal action over naked celebrity photos

Google faced with $100m legal action over naked celebrity photos

Privacy

Google faced with $100m legal action over naked celebrity photos

Google is facing a threat of expensive legal action over the recent leaked naked celebrity photographs, according to IT Pro. The basis for the legal threat seems to be built on the idea that the search giant didn't do enough to prevent people seeing the photographs after the initial leak.

Alan Martin03 Oct 2014