Security News

Cops need warrant for both location history and phone pinging, says judge
2019-04-29 10:57

It's one of the first location data privacy cases to grapple with the warrant and surveillance implications of the Carpenter decision.

NSA asks to end mass phone surveillance
2019-04-26 10:47

The NSA has asked the White House to end its mass phone surveillance program because the work involved outweighs its intelligence value.

NSA: That ginormous effort to slurp up Americans' phone records that Snowden exposed? Ehhh, we don't need that no more
2019-04-26 00:31

An attack of conscience or have the super-snoops got something better now? The NSA's mass-logging of people's phone calls and text messages, at home and abroad – a surveillance program introduced...

Phone fingerprint scanner fooled by chewing gum packet
2019-04-23 14:41

A video has surfaced claiming to show someone unlocking a Nokia 9 by tapping a gum packet against the fingerprint scanner.

Mozilla to Apple: Protect user privacy with rotating phone IDs
2019-04-17 11:03

Mozilla has criticized Apple for its latest privacy marketing campaign, urging it to provide more automatic protection for users behind the scenes.

Android phones transformed into anti-phishing security tokens
2019-04-12 10:39

A new security feature allows users of Android 7 and later to use their smartphones to authenticate themselves to their Google accounts.

Android 7.0+ Phones Can Now Double as Google Security Keys
2019-04-11 16:14

Google this week made it easier for Android users to enable strong 2-factor authentication (2FA) when logging into Google's various services. The company announced that all phones running Android...

Hackers Could Turn Pre-Installed Antivirus App on Xiaomi Phones Into Malware
2019-04-04 18:48

What could be worse than this, if the software that's meant to protect your devices leave backdoors open for hackers or turn into malware? Researchers today revealed that a security app that comes...

Ex-Mozilla CTO: US border cops demanded I unlock my phone, laptop at SF airport – and I'm an American citizen
2019-04-02 23:25

Techie says he was grilled for three hours after refusing to let agents search his devices Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal says he was interrogated for three hours by America's border cops after...

Investigator Says Amazon Chief's Phone Hacked by Saudis
2019-03-31 23:54

The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Saturday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his...