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Feds: Google stops challenging most US warrants for data on overseas servers | Ars Technica
Microsoft keeps up the challenges while Supreme Court remains silent.<p>Google has quietly stopped challenging most search warrants from US judges in …
PrivacyAdvertisers are furious with Apple for new tracking restrictions in Safari 11
Time limits on browser cookies are threatening the digital ad industry<p>A group of digital advertising and marketing organizations has come together today to condemn Apple for what the coalition says is a “unilateral and heavy-handed approach” to user privacy on Mac. The group fears that Apple, which …
PrivacyApple’s FaceID Could Be a Powerful Tool for Mass Spying
This Tuesday Apple unveiled a new line of phones to much fanfare, but one feature immediately fell under scrutiny: FaceID, a tool that would use …
SurveillanceThis cyber security expert predicts a top global bank will suffer an Equifax scale hack
A leading global bank will suffer a hack of the size and severity experienced by Equifax at some point, the founder of the most highly valued …
CybersecurityJudge Questions If Court Can Toss Out Joe Arpaio's Conviction After Trump's Pardon
After President Trump's pardon, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Justice Department argued his contempt conviction should be vacated. But the judge overseeing the case isn't convinced.<p>A federal judge isn't convinced she can vacate former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's …
LawTell me a secret... and I'll explain how encryption works
...and I'll explain how encrypted messaging works. If you send a message using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps — like iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal …
EncryptionCan Authorities Make You Unlock Your Smartphone With Your Face?
One of the most private personal possessions people own — their smartphone — can now be unlocked with perhaps the most public thing about them: their face.<p>Apple announced a premium new iPhone X on Tuesday that comes with facial recognition technology, ditching the Touch ID button on older iPhones …
PrivacySpotting the Phish in a Sea of Email
<b>Q.</b> <i>I got a message asking me to verify a new Dropbox account, but I never signed up for Dropbox. I suspect this is a hoax, but I looked at the return address and it seems to be pointing to Dropbox itself. Has my email account been hacked?</i><p><b>A.</b> A compromised email account is often a possibility, …
Identity Theft[Download] Use the official BlueBorne Vulnerability Scanner app to check if your phone is safe
By now, you may have heard a little about the BlueBorne Bluetooth vulnerability that billions of devices are exposed to. Even if you haven’t actually …
Information SecurityIchidan Is a Shodan-Like Search Engine for the Dark Web
Two days ago, <i>Bleeping Computer</i> came across a new Dark Web portal that allows users to search Tor Onion sites in the same way users utilize Shodan to …
Information SecurityYour Internet Provider Has Already Hacked Your Smart Home
Welcome, dear user, to the 21st century. Your house is a computer made of bricks and mortar. Your car can drive itself. Everything from the television set in your living room to the juicer in your kitchen, is connected to the internet. Welcome, indeed, to the age of information and data. Where your …
Smart HomesTake cybersecurity away from spies... for everyone's sake
Our online intelligence services need freedom from the state<p>Until 1994, GCHQ, the British signals intelligence agency, didn't officially exist. Now, …
CybersecurityEquifax felled by a months-old Apache Struts vulnerability
Equifax today posted an announcement on their website with more information about what they believe is the source of the massive breach.<p>There are two …
Information SecurityIf Someone Calls You From Equifax To Verify Your Account, It’s A Scam
Now that Equifax is part of the mass public consciousness for failing to secure sensitive financial and personal information for about half of the …
Consumer NewsSomeone Must Have Explained to Trump How DACA Works, Because Now He's All In
Partly because nothing can ever be easy in this administration, and partly because the president of the United States has no clue what he’s doing, …
African-American NewsTrump’s biggest fans, from Breitbart to r/The_Donald, are furious about his immigration deal
“At this point, who DOESN’T want Trump impeached?”<p>President Donald Trump’s most hardcore supporters are <i>really</i> angry that he might have reached a deal to protect young immigrants from deportation.<p>The deal would come with tighter border security and protections for DACA recipients — but no funding …
PoliticsInformation security is not information technology
Recent news coverage has been filled with talk of the split of U.S. Cyber Command from the National Security Agency. It’s a transition that makes …
CybersecurityBanks join forces in Gulf to fight cyber security threat
DUBAI (Reuters) - Local and international banks in the United Arab Emirates are sharing information in an effort to reduce cyber attacks.<p>Gulf banks have invested millions of dollars in boosting cyber security systems in an effort to ward off attempted attacks, which bankers say happen on an almost …
CybersecurityAnother Day, Three More D-Link Router Vulnerabilities
It’s been a bad year to own a D-Link router. A few days after a Korean researcher revealed 10 catastrophic vulnerabilities in a single popular D-Link …
CybersecurityMicrosoft Adds Cloud Security to Keep Out Hackers -- and Government Snoops
Microsoft Corp., working with chipmaker Intel Corp., is offering a cloud-computing service with more powerful encryption to secure data from hackers …
Malware blamed for city's data breach
A malicious form of computer code known as “malware” has been blamed for the security breach that shut down Oceanside’s online payment system in …
San DiegoApple: Al Franken has 10 questions about Face ID
From a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook from the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law:<p>1. Apple has stated …
PrivacyAd Groups Bash Apple's New No-Tracking Settings
The major online ad organizations are urging Apple to retreat from its "unilateral and heavy-handed" decision to revise Safari's privacy …
PrivacyEquifax Hack Reinforces Idea Cybersecurity Will Be A Top Play For Many Years
Major hacks over the last few years show vulnerability of data to cyber criminals.<p>The market segment should be one of the top plays over the next 10 …
CybersecurityGoogle Is Fighting A Massive Android Malware Outbreak -- Up To 21 Million Victims
Another month, another bunch of Android malware that’s found its way onto Google Play. That’s according to researchers from Check Point, who claimed to have found the second-biggest outbreak to ever hit Google’s platform, with as many as 21.1 million infections from one malware family.<p>The malware’s …
Google PlayUK Data Protection Bill lands: Oh dear, security researchers – where's your exemption?
The UK’s Data Protection bill has landed with a hefty thud, offering up 200-plus pages of legislation for the geeks and wonks to sink their teeth …
PrivacyWhen is a cyber attack an act of war? We don’t know, warns ex-Obama adviser
As warfare becomes increasingly digital, countries are facing a major problem: It’s hard to define when a cyberattack constitutes an act of war. Avril Haines, a former deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration, said today that while there are established norms around what …
South China SeaSen. Al Franken has questions for Tim Cook about the iPhone X’s FaceID
The lawmaker wrote a letter to Apple querying how it would protect users’ privacy and comply with requests from law enforcement authorities<p>The iPhone …
PrivacyTrump wasn't invited to Hispanic gala on night he worked toward DACA deal
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's annual gala is what organizers refer to as "Latino Prom." Every year, hundreds gather in Washington to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and honor people from the community for their contributions.<p>While the celebrations remained …
PoliticsThe FTC is investigating the Equifax data breach
The Federal Trade Commission has confirmed to multiple outlets that it is probing the breach at credit check agency Equifax that implicated data from …
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