Internet Safety Month: Parental controls—what they can and can’t do for you

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:22:25 +0000

Parental controls are a helpful tool in keeping your children safe online. But they should not be considered a set and forget kind of tool.

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Parental controls: What they can and can’t do for you

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:22:25 +0000

Parental controls are a helpful tool in keeping your children safe online. But they should not be considered a set and forget kind of tool.

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TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:20:04 +0000

German ISPs are working on the introduction of TrustPid. A supercookie that is intended to replace tracking cookies.

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Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 12:27:05 +0000

Twitter is paying the price for using users’ security information for targeted advertising,

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Zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome and Android exploited by commercial spyware

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 09:55:59 +0000

A spyware vendor called Cytrox was found to be using several zero-day vulnerabilities in Google’s Chrome browser and the Android kernel component.

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Europe puts Apple’s CSAM plans back in the spotlight

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 08:38:00 -0700

Apple may have put some of its plans to scan devices for CSAM material on hold, but the European Commission has put them right back in the spotlight with a move to force messaging services to begin monitoring for such material.

CSAM is emerging as a privacy test

In terms of child protection, it’s a good thing. Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is a far bigger problem than many people realize; victims of this appalling trade end up with shattered lives.

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