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Smart cities, difficult choices: privacy and security on the grid

June 18, 2019 admin advertising, maps, privacy, Smart Cities, smart city, Toronto, tracking, waterfront, wifi

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:17:08 +0000

We take a look at Google’s Sidewalk Labs woes with a planned smart city build in Toronto, and explore some of the general concerns about making our living spaces 24/7 Internet wonderlands.

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A week in security (June 10 – 16)

June 17, 2019 admin a week in security, ACLU, ad blockers, Adware, AI, American Civil Liberties Union, APT, Artificial Intelligence, breach, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, cyberbullying, disinformation campaign, fishwrap, Google Calendar notification abuse, Healthcare security, Maine, MuddyWaters, privacy, pups, push notifications, sextortion, trolling, twitter list abuse, VLC

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:09:19 +0000

A roundup of security news from June 10–16, including MegaCortex, the latest news on privacy, the abuse of Twitter’s Lists feature, and more.

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Tags: ACLU ad blockers adware AI American Civil Liberties Union APT artificial intelligence breach CBP Customs and Border Protection cyberbullying disinformation campaign fishwrap Google Calendar notification abuse healthcare security Maine MuddyWaters privacy PUPs push notifications sextortion trolling twitter list abuse VLC

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Beware! The padlock icon and HTTPS are no more indicators of safe website

June 14, 2019 admin advisory, Cyber safety, phishing, privacy

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:06:40 +0000

The evolving cyber threat landscape has taken a new leap. The recent past shows a startling rise in the number of incidences of phishing attacks, where visitors have been lured into clicking fraudulent links, under the cover of security marks like padlock icon and ‘HTTPS’. Considering the rising number of…

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Apple iOS 13 will better protect user privacy, but more could be done

June 12, 2019 admin "just once", apple, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Facebook, google, iOS 13, Location tracking, Online privacy, privacy, Privacy International, Ranking Digital Rights, relay email address, Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Facebook, Sign in with Google, sign-on, single-sign on, sso, user privacy, WWDC, WWDC 19, WWDC 2019, WWDC19

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:42:41 +0000

Apple’s newest iOS features provide simple, easy-to-use options that can leave users more informed and more in control of their online privacy. But privacy experts agreed: Apple can—and should—go further.

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How to protect your VK account against hacks and spam

June 12, 2019 admin privacy, Security, settings, social media, Tips, VK, vk.com, vkontakte

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:41:39 +0000

A guide on how to protect your account against spammers, hackers, and other gate-crashers.

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Maine governor signs ISP privacy bill

June 11, 2019 admin ACLU of Maine, Bangor Daily News, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, Governor Janet Mills, GSI, internet service provider, ISP, Janet Mills, LD 946, Maine, Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Online privacy, online privacy law, online privacy legislation, privacy, Senator Shenna Bellows, Shenna Bellows

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:57:38 +0000

Less than one week after Maine Governor Janet Mills received one of the nation’s most privacy-protective state bills on her desk, she signed it into law. The move makes Maine the latest US state to implement its own online privacy protections.

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Tags: ACLU of Maine Bangor Daily News data privacy law data privacy legislation Governor Janet Mills GSI internet service provider ISP Janet Mills LD 946 Maine Maine State Chamber of Commerce online privacy online privacy law online privacy legislation Senator Shenna Bellows Shenna Bellows

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Hyperlink auditing: where has my option to disable it gone?

June 6, 2019 admin Browsers, chrome, disable tracking, Edge, Firefox, HMTL, HTML5, hyperlink auditing, link, opera, ping, privacy, safari, track, tracking, URL

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:59:17 +0000

Hyperlink auditing is not a new way to track website users, but it could become more popular, as many browsers are taking away user options to disable it.

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Tags: browsers chrome disable tracking Edge firefox HMTL HTML5 hyperlink auditing link opera ping safari track tracking url

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Maine inches closer to shutting down ISP pay-for-privacy schemes

June 5, 2019 admin ACLU of Maine, AT&T, comcast, Data Privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Facebook, google, GWI, internet service provider, ISP, L.D. 946, LD 946, Maine, Maine State Chamber of Commerce, pay-for-privacy, privacy, Ron Wyden, Senator Ron Wyden, Spectrum, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Wyden

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Unlike a data privacy proposal in the US and a new data privacy law in California, the Maine data privacy bill aimed at Internet Service Providers (ISPs) explicitly shuts down any pay-for-privacy schemes.

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Tags: ACLU of Maine AT&T comcast Data privacy data privacy laws data privacy legislation facebook Google GWI internet service provider ISP L.D. 946 LD 946 Maine Maine State Chamber of Commerce pay-for-privacy Ron Wyden Senator Ron Wyden Spectrum Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wyden