Security News

Privacy: Several States Consider New Laws
2019-01-31 21:33

After California Takes Bold Action, Other States Ponder Privacy Protection MeasuresSeveral U.S. states are considering new legislation to shore up consumer data privacy laws in the wake of...

Firefox 65 Brings Improved Privacy Protections
2019-01-30 21:31

Mozilla this week released the stable version of Firefox 65 with privacy protection improvements, patches, and other security enhancements inside.  read more

Furious Apple revokes Facebook's enty app cert after Zuck's crew used it for privacy slurping
2019-01-30 20:09

Internal FB apps in chaos, lawmakers on warpath Facebook has yet again vowed to "do better" after it was caught secretly bypassing Apple's privacy rules to pay teenagers to install a data-slurping...

Apple revokes Facebook's ability to deploy apps internally amid privacy scandal dispute
2019-01-30 18:03

Facebook allegedly violated Apple's developer policy by operating a "focus group" paying users $20/month to agree to activity monitoring, and is now paying the price.

Internet Society Publishes Privacy Code of Conduct
2019-01-30 15:13

In his Time magazine article from two weeks ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook declared that people deserve privacy online. "Consumers shouldn't have to tolerate another year of companies irresponsibly...

iCloud Possibly Suffered A Privacy Breach Last Year That Apple Kept a Secret
2019-01-30 09:48

Late last year when an unknown group of hackers stole secret access tokens for millions of Facebook accounts by taking advantage of a flaw in its website, the company disclosed the incident and...

Mozilla Firefox 65 Ups the Ante on Privacy with Anti-Tracking Efforts
2019-01-29 17:32

Firefox 65 rolls out new redesigned privacy controls as part of Mozilla's anti-tracking promise.

Apple Disables Group FaceTime Following Major Privacy Glitch
2019-01-29 14:05

The bug allows iPhone users to FaceTime other iOS users and eavesdrop on their conversations - even when the other end of the line doesn't pick up.

Researchers Allege ‘Systemic’ Privacy, Security Flaws in Popular IoT Devices
2019-01-29 13:00

A report found that a dozen connected devices are open to several security and privacy issues.

Did you know? Monday was Data Privacy Day. Now it's Tuesday. Back to business as usual!
2019-01-29 08:01

'We don't allow lead paint ... There should be some uses of information we just don't abide' Monday, January 28, was Data Privacy Day and you won't get another for a year.…