Privacy


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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


Privacy

Rubber “anti-ID” mask foils spy-cams by turning us all into clones

Rubber “anti-ID” mask foils spy-cams by turning us all into clones

Privacy

Rubber “anti-ID” mask foils spy-cams by turning us all into clones

A Chicago artist has created a cheap, effective way for the public to fight back against the growing profusion of security cameras - rubber masks which make the devices unable to identify people by making everyone look the same.

Rob Waugh21 May 2014


Privacy

Former Royal reporter: "I hacked Kate Middleton's phone 155 times"

Former Royal reporter: "I hacked Kate Middleton's phone 155 times"

Privacy

Former Royal reporter: "I hacked Kate Middleton's phone 155 times"

So-called phone hacking makes the headlines again, as new revelations are made. Have you properly secured your mobile phone voicemail?

Graham Cluley15 May 2014


Privacy

Interview: Phil Zimmermann - why Fortune 100 companies are buying Blackphone

Interview: Phil Zimmermann - why Fortune 100 companies are buying Blackphone

Privacy

Interview: Phil Zimmermann - why Fortune 100 companies are buying Blackphone

Phil Zimmermann invented the most widely used system of email encryption in the world - and says that Fortune 100 companies are queuing up for his encrypted Blackphone, which allows "whispered" conversations, anywhere.

Rob Waugh14 May 2014


Privacy

Snapchat “lied to users” about privacy of vanishing photos

Snapchat “lied to users” about privacy of vanishing photos

Privacy

Snapchat “lied to users” about privacy of vanishing photos

The photo-sharing app Snapchat, popular with youngsters for its photos which would exist briefly then “disappear forever” has admitted that the photos did not, in fact, disappear, in a settlement with the U.S. government’s FTC.

Rob Waugh13 May 2014


Privacy

Mystery surrounds Bitly's urgent security warning following security breach

Mystery surrounds Bitly's urgent security warning following security breach

Privacy

Mystery surrounds Bitly's urgent security warning following security breach

If you have an account on link-shortening service Bitly, you should take steps now to protect your account.

Graham Cluley09 May 2014


Privacy

Young people fear internet of things will give away their secrets

Young people fear internet of things will give away their secrets

Privacy

Young people fear internet of things will give away their secrets

Young people are seriously worrried about connected gadgets when it comes to privacy - worrying that 'connected' gadgets such as Smart TVs could give away more data than they are comfortable with, according to a new survey.

Rob Waugh24 Apr 2014


Privacy, Scams

Cybercrime evolves as criminal gangs join forces with spies - report

Cybercrime evolves as criminal gangs join forces with spies - report

Privacy, Scams

Cybercrime evolves as criminal gangs join forces with spies - report

Hackers targeting sensitive information or stealing from retailers work at such speed that customers often notice data breaches first - and for the first time, cybercriminals are ‘teaming up’ with spies, according to a new report.

Rob Waugh22 Apr 2014


Privacy, Cybercrime

Canadian teenager is first to be arrrested for Heartbleed bug attack

Canadian teenager is first to be arrrested for Heartbleed bug attack

Privacy, Cybercrime

Canadian teenager is first to be arrrested for Heartbleed bug attack

A 19-year-old teenager in London, Ontario, Canada has become the first criminal to be arrested for exploiting the ‘Heartbleed’ bug to steal information - in this case, private information on Canadian taxpayers.

Rob Waugh17 Apr 2014