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Why You Should Opt Out of Sharing Data With Your Mobile Provider

March 20, 2023 admin A Little Sunshine, AT&T, CCPA, cpni, custom experience plus, customer proprietary network information, data breaches, Electronic Privacy Information Center, enhanced relevant advertising program, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, gavin wright, maids, mashable, mobile advertising ids, T-Mobile, techtarget, Verizon, verizon custom experience plus, verizon selects, Verizon Wireless

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:47:56 +0000

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection. Here’s a primer on why you might want to do that, and how. Certain questions might be coming to mind right now, like “What the heck is CPNI?” And, ‘If it’s so ‘customer proprietary,’ why is AT&T sharing it with marketers?” Also maybe, “What can I do about it?” Read on for answers to all three questions.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (July 22 – 28)

July 29, 2019 admin a week in security, AdwCleaner, Amazong, BlueKeep, Cloud Security, Elasticsearch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FaceApp, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Flight 17, FTC, Malaysian Airlines, Marcus Hutchins, Office 365, Online privacy, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Phobos, pre-installed software, ransomware, Ring doorbell, Russia, russian disinformation, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, WannaCry, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:50:58 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security AdwCleaner Amazong BlueKeep cloud security Elasticsearch Electronic Privacy Information Center FaceApp facebook Federal Trade Commission Flight 17 FTC Malaysian Airlines Marcus Hutchins office 365 online privacy parental monitoring parental monitoring apps Phobos pre-installed software ransomware Ring doorbell russia russian disinformation stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission WannaCry week in security

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Google’s Nest fiasco harms user trust and invades their privacy

March 13, 2019 admin alarm, Amazon Alexa, assistant, Data Collection, Data Privacy, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Epic, Federal Trade Commission, google, Google Assistant, keypad, microphone, motion sensor, Nest, Nest Guard, Nest Secure, privacy, Security world, Senate Select Committee on Commerce, smart assistant, Sonos, Sonos One, transparency, transparent, trust, user trust, voice assistant

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:30:29 +0000

Last month, Google announced that its Nest Secure would be updated to work with Google Assistant software. The problem? Google never told users its product had a microphone to begin with. Simple oversight or invasion of privacy? We break it down.

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Tags: alarm Amazon Alexa assistant data collection Data privacy EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Privacy Information Center Epic Federal Trade Commission Google Google Assistant keypad microphone motion sensor Nest Nest Guard Nest Secure privacy Senate Select Committee on Commerce smart assistant Sonos Sonos One transparency transparent trust user trust voice assistant

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