Showing all posts tagged Privacy and Security
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Nevada Named Catfishing Capital of USA
A report has found that Nevada is the state most likely to fall for catfishing scams, alongside Wyoming and Washington.
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How to Use TikTok with a VPN
With the future of TikTok's presence in the US currently hanging in the balance, a VPN could prove the answer.
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Google is Listening to Your Recordings Again – If You Let It
Google is to resume saving user audio for its employees to listen to and train its AI – if you give it permission
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LastPass Adds Dark Web Monitoring to Security Dashboard
LastPass unveils new features for its Security Dashboard, including a dark web monitoring and alert system.
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NordVPN Announces Partnership with Troy Hunt of HaveIBeenPwnd.com
NordVPN has announced that it is partnering with Troy Hunt, the online security expert behind haveibeenpwnd.com
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Google Offers Ad Transparency with New Chrome Extension
Google is offering a new browser extension that displays detailed information about how advertisers are collecting user data.
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Is Microsoft About to Acquire TikTok?
With Trump apparently on the verge of banning TikTok, could Microsoft be the company to throw it a life line?
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Congress vs Big Tech Antitrust Hearing – the Accusations and Responses
Big Tech met Congress at yesterday's antitrust hearings, as the likes of Google and Apple defended their business practices
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How the Tech Giants are Adjusting to Working From Home
We explore how Google, Facebook and Twitter are reacting to working from home, plus what lessons the rest of us can learn.
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Study: Remote Work Leads to Avoidable Cybersecurity Mistakes
Remote work could be a notable source of data breaches across the tech industry. Here's why.
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Garmin Reportedly Hit by Ransomware Attack
Reports suggest Garmin has suffered a ransomware attack, after users have been unable to access online services.
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Free Chinese VPNs Expose Data of Millions of Users
New research has revealed that some free VPNs have been storing user data on unsecured servers in plain text.
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UK Follows US Lead and Ditches Huawei Tech
The UK expresses security concerns, and plans to remove all Huawei 5G equipment from networks by 2027
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A San Francisco Exec Is Building a City-Wide Surveillance Network
Chris Larsen has built a $4M private surveillance network of a more than 1,000 HD cameras around San Francisco.
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NSA Issues Warning and Advice for Businesses using VPNs
The NSA has issues warnings and advice for businesses using a VPN, to reduce potential data breaches and attacks.
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India Has Officially Banned TikTok – Here’s Why
The Government of India has announced a ban on 59 Chinese apps, including the controversial video app Tik Tok. Here's why.
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Can Bars and Restaurants Use Contactless Tech to Safely Reopen?
For restaurants and bars, reopening poses one big question: can their customers stay safe?
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The UK’s Coronavirus Tracing App Debacle Explained
The UK government has been forced into an embarrassing, but not unexpected, U-turn over its coronavirus tracing app.
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Zoom Will (Finally) Roll Out End-to-End Encryption For All Users
Zoom announced today plans to roll out end-to-end encryption across all plans and users, even those on the free tier.
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Paltry Facial Recognition Delay Is Painfully On-Brand for Amazon
Amazon has announced that it will put a one-year moratorium on the sale of facial recognition technology to police.
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Would Digital ID Cards Stop the Spread of Coronavirus?
Former British PM Tony Blair says that digital ID cards would halt the spread of COVID-19 and are unavoidable in the future.
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