Security News

Football team drops the privacy ball with email Cc blunder
2018-08-30 10:04

But at least now you know how to get in touch with people who might have an extra ticket...

Regulations Create Pressure to Take Privacy More Seriously
2018-08-28 19:18

Companies that want to continue doing business globally will need to take privacy much more seriously, especially in light of increasingly strict new laws, ranging from the California Consumer...

Facebook Pulls Security App From Apple Store Over Privacy
2018-08-27 16:28

Facebook has pulled one of its own products from Apple's app store because it didn't want to stop tracking what people were doing on their iPhones. Facebook also banned a quiz app from its social...

Privacy Shield: Should I stay or should I go?
2018-08-27 11:45

The lead up to the GDPR enforcement date consumed a large swath of media coverage. This essentially buried the news that in early July 2018, the European Union Parliament warned that it would...

Facebook pulls its privacy-violating Onavo VPN from Apple’s App Store
2018-08-24 11:58

Apple last week suggested that Facebook remove its Onavo security app from the App store due to privacy rule violations. On Wednesday, Facebook complied.

Wickr gets slicker with fresh network tricker: Privacy-protecting domain fronting alternative emerges
2018-08-23 22:56

Secure messaging maker courts biz comms gigs with Psiphon's help Encrypted comms service Wickr has hooked up with Psiphon, a maker of censorship circumvention tools, to provide an alternative to...

Recent App Issues Reveal Facebook’s Struggles to Temper Data Privacy Woes
2018-08-23 15:57

Facebook has been struggling to keep its data privacy woes at bay this week, between banning apps on its social media platform - and pulling its own app from Apple's store.

Adblocking and browser privacy can be bypassed, researchers find
2018-08-20 10:34

Virtually every desktop browser and adblocker can have its ad-tracking privacy or security bypassed by at least one software technique, a new study has found.

Et tu Bruté? Then fail, Caesars: When it's hotel staff, not the hackers, invading folks' privacy
2018-08-20 06:08

El Reg vulture's take on the upset at this year's Black Hat and DEF CON Comment The hacking world's summer camp has ended. The last of the Black Hat USA, BSides Las Vegas, and DEF CON attendees...

3 sets of G Suite security and privacy settings every admin should review
2018-08-15 15:45

As Google Drive, Team Drives, and G Suite evolve, G Suite administrators may choose to configure security and privacy settings to meet a wide range of customer preferences.