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Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug
A Xiaomi security camera owner reports receiving random images from strangers’ homes
Amer Owaida • 03 Jan 2020
Data leak exposes 750,000 birth certificate applications
A variety of sensitive information has been there for the taking due to an unsecured cloud storage container
Amer Owaida • 10 Dec 2019
Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?
What issues would face scanning attached to a mobile device resolve and, if used correctly, would it make the incursion into my privacy acceptable?
Tony Anscombe • 05 Dec 2019
Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background
A recent update to Facebook’s iOS app introduced a bug that had some users worried
Amer Owaida • 13 Nov 2019
Streaming devices track viewing habits, study finds
Do you know what kind of data your streaming device may be collecting while you binge watch?
Amer Owaida • 15 Oct 2019
Do apps need all the permissions?
Why you should ensure that all those apps on your smartphone only run with the permissions they reasonably need to do their job
Tony Anscombe • 02 Oct 2019
Firefox 69: Third-party tracking cookies and cryptomining now blocked by default
Firefox new Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature launched to all users of the browser to offer better privacy and protection from cryptojacking.
Gabrielle Ladouceur Despins • 06 Sep 2019
Education and privacy legislation at ChannelCon
As education is becoming an increasingly vital tool in companies’ security toolboxes, the question arises: How can they effectively implement security awareness training?
Lysa Myers • 21 Aug 2019
Stopping stalkerware: What needs to change?
What technology makers and others can – and should – do to counter the kind of surveillance that starts at home
Lysa Myers • 25 Jun 2019