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Privacy

Android Wi-Fi bug broadcasts where you’ve been

Android Wi-Fi bug broadcasts where you’ve been

Privacy

Android Wi-Fi bug broadcasts where you’ve been

A feature in newer Android phones puts users' privacy at risk - effectively broadcasting an accurate location history over the air even when the handset's screen is turned off, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Rob Waugh04 Jul 2014


Privacy, Video

How to clean up your online profile for a job interview

How to clean up your online profile for a job interview

Privacy, Video

How to clean up your online profile for a job interview

It's easy to forget who may be reading when sharing content on social media, so clean your online profiles before a job interview with these five simple tips.

Editor03 Jul 2014


Privacy

Facebook privacy policy in European probe

Facebook privacy policy in European probe

Privacy

Facebook privacy policy in European probe

European privacy regulators have demanded an explanation from Facebook over its alleged “psychological experiment”, in which thousands of unknowing site users’ News Feeds were manipulated in order to gauge their reaction.

Rob Waugh02 Jul 2014


Privacy

Blackphone ultra-secure Android handset goes on sale

Blackphone ultra-secure Android handset goes on sale

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Blackphone ultra-secure Android handset goes on sale

The Blackphone, a new super-secure Android handset is now on sale. The Blackphone offers encryption technology that makes snooping on calls or other communications extremely hard, even for government agencies.

Rob Waugh01 Jul 2014


Privacy, Cybercrime

Domino's Pizza refuses to pay ransom after customer database hacked

Domino's Pizza refuses to pay ransom after customer database hacked

Privacy, Cybercrime

Domino's Pizza refuses to pay ransom after customer database hacked

A group of hackers claim to have stolen the personal details of some 650,000 pizza lovers, and have threatened to release them to the world if Domino's Pizza doesn't cough up a hefty ransom.

Graham Cluley16 Jun 2014


Privacy

Facial recognition camera used to convict robber for first time

Facial recognition camera used to convict robber for first time

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Facial recognition camera used to convict robber for first time

In a world-first case, biometric facial recognition software has been used to convict an armed robber, with a Chicago robber “matched” from CCTV footage to a mug shot, and sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Rob Waugh10 Jun 2014


Privacy

NSA faces fresh revelations as Snowden anniversary arrives

NSA faces fresh revelations as Snowden anniversary arrives

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NSA faces fresh revelations as Snowden anniversary arrives

On the one year anniversary of Edward Snowden's public revelations of mass surveillance conducted by the U.S. National Security Agency we look back on the impact, even as we face the prospect of more revelations to come.

Stephen Cobb05 Jun 2014


Privacy

England footballers have their passport details leaked on Twitter

England footballers have their passport details leaked on Twitter

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England footballers have their passport details leaked on Twitter

In an embarrassing breach of security, the passport numbers of members of the England Football squad have been accidentally tweeted out by the team's official sponsor.

Graham Cluley04 Jun 2014


Privacy

eBay customers urged to change their passwords after breach

eBay customers urged to change their passwords after breach

Privacy

eBay customers urged to change their passwords after breach

eBay customers should change passwords following this latest high profile breach. The Internet giant says the hack exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, and encrypted passwords of customers.

Lysa Myers21 May 2014