Will pay-for-privacy be the new normal?

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:04:22 +0000

As the US considers new data privacy laws, at least two new proposals include calls to exchange money for privacy—an unwelcome bargain for users. Before pay-for-privacy becomes law, privacy as a right should become industry practice.

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Max Schrems: lawyer, regulator, international man of privacy

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Almost 10 years ago, privacy advocate Max Schrems and the European Union began separate efforts to change the way the world thinks about online privacy. Thanks to them, we now have GDPR.

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En 2018 Google pagó 3,4 millones de dólares por su bug bounty

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:54:45 +0000

Un investigador de 19 años de Uruguay, el dueño de un restaurante en Cluj (Rumanía) o un profesor de Cambridge son solo tres de los 317 expertos que recibieron una recompensa por informar de vulnerabilidades, ayudando a los usuarios de Google a permanecer seguros durante 2018, según informó la empresa en su informe anual sobre [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/2C67FVNpueA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Should you delete yourself from social media?

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:30:00 +0000

All the recent news—from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica snafu to various abuses of Twitter vulnerabilities—has you wondering: Should I delete myself from social media? We provide advice and links on how to tighten security if you want to cool down, or, if you’re ready to go nuclear, delete yourself permanently.

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A week in security (February 4 – 8)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:05:33 +0000

A roundup of security news from February 4 – 8, including Facebook’s secure messaging integration, Google’s changes to URLs, a scam involving the Kindle store and John Wick, and more.

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