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Apple announced additional security and privacy updates for its newest mobile operating system. In this Help Net Security video, you’ll learn more about the latest privacy and security features in...
At the same time, DuckDuckGo introduces new features that enhance the email service's anti-tracking system, a direct reply function, and smart encryption for embedded links. Email Protection is DuckDuckGo's dedicated email forwarding solution that strips emails from advertising and profiling trackers before they land in the user's regular inbox.
Cosmetics giant Sephora first to be fined for violating California's Consumer Privacy Act. International cosmetics giant Sephora is the first company to be publicly fined for violating California's Consumer Privacy Act.
As with any technology, there are potential disadvantages to using facial recognition, including privacy and security issues. Privacy concerns around facial recognition technology.
A new online tool named 'InAppBrowser' lets you analyze the behavior of in-app browsers embedded within mobile apps and determine if they inject privacy-threatening JavaScript into websites you visit. The revelations shook the communities of popular apps that feature embedded browsers, so to help users determine the behavior of their app's activity, Krause released the 'InAppBrowser' online tool and open-sourced its source code.
If you're considering a third-party audit like SOC 2 or ISO 27001, you should be prepared to answer some tough questions about endpoint security. If you're not sure how you'll answer those questions, then you need Kolide.
Google released Android 13, and it is already rolling out to eligible Pixel smartphones. In this Help Net Security video, you'll learn more about the latest privacy and security features of Google's mobile operating system.
Eighty-five percent of users are most interested in finding out how to set up privacy settings for services on Android, according to data collected by Kaspersky's Privacy Checker website. Concerns over digital privacy are widespread. A "Digital Privacy and Security Survey" conducted by the Calyx Institute in 2021, found that 80% of respondents were worried about the topic of digital privacy over the last year and 59% said they felt more aware of how their data is treated than a year ago.
GitHub to add non-essential cookies on marketing pages. "GitHub is introducing non-essential cookies on web pages that market our products to businesses," explains Olivia Holder, GitHub's Senior Privacy Counsel.
Miscreants aren't only working to exploit flaws in an enterprise's security posture, they're also looking for holes in organizations' privacy programs to steal user data, according to Meta's Scott Tenaglia. Similar to their security counterparts, these other red teams help test organizations' privacy defenses in a controlled setting.