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How to choose a browser that spies on you less | Kaspersky official blog

May 3, 2023 admin advertising, Browsers, chrome, google, privacy, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Wed, 03 May 2023 13:01:25 +0000

Which browsers collect the least user data and make worthy alternatives to Google Chrome?

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Why you shouldn’t download programs from YouTube links | Kaspersky official blog

October 28, 2022 admin spyware, SURVEILLANCE, Threats, Tor, trojans, Youtube

Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:39:04 +0000

Tor Browser infected with OnionPoison spyware spreads through YouTube videos.

MalwareBytes Security

“Ethnicity recognition” tool listed on surveillance camera app store built by fridge-maker’s video analytics startup

February 24, 2022 admin App Store, azena, bosch, ethnicity recognition, Facial Recognition, google play store, privacy, SURVEILLANCE, surveillance camera, surveillance cameras

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:37:51 +0000

A video analytics startup has built an app store for unproven facial recognition tools that can be loaded onto surveillance cameras.

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The world’s most coveted spyware, Pegasus: Lock and Code S03E04

February 14, 2022 admin Android, government surveillance, iPhone, lock and code, lock and code podcast, nso group, Pegasus, pegasus spyware, podcast, spyware, SURVEILLANCE, the pegasus project

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:10:00 +0000

This week on Lock and Code, we provide a deep dive into possibly the most powerful government spyware tool in the world, Pegasus.

Categories: Podcast

Tags: Android government surveillance iPhone lock and code lock and code podcast NSO Group Pegasus Pegasus spyware spyware surveillance The Pegasus Project

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A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s

December 19, 2019 admin ashley madison, Ashley Madison hack, awareness, badrabbit, cambridge analytica, cryptolocker, cryptolocker ransomware, Data Privacy, Edward Snowden, emotet, Exploits, Facebook, Hacktivism, Mat Honan, NotPetya, NSA, nsa spying, nsa surveillance, NSA tools, playstation breach, playstation hack, ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, security fails, Shadow Brokers, social media, Sony, sony pictures hack, SURVEILLANCE, target breach, target hack, trickbot, triple threat, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000

As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.

Categories:

Awareness

Tags: ashley madison ashley madison hack BadRabbit cambridge analytica cryptolocker cryptolocker ransomware Data privacy Edward Snowden emotet exploits facebook hacktivism mat honan NotPetya NSA nsa spying nsa surveillance NSA tools playstation breach playstation hack ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware security fails shadow brokers social media sony sony pictures hack surveillance target breach target hack trickbot triple threat WannaCry

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Eavesdropping smartphones: Fact or fiction?

August 2, 2019 admin privacy, smartphones, speech recognition, SURVEILLANCE, voice assistants

Credit to Author: Alexey Malanov| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:17:06 +0000

Many swear phones secretly listen in through their built-in microphones. We investigate the claims — and offer other explanations for spookily precise mobile ads.

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Parental monitoring apps: How do they differ from stalkerware?

July 22, 2019 admin Android, App Store, child monitoring, child monitoring apps, children's monitoring, children's monitoring apps, Circle with Disney, CitizenLab, Cornell University, digital monitoring, digital monitoring apps, Family Orbit, FlexiSpy, Gizmodo, Google Play, google play store, Hoverwatch, Intimate Partner Violence, iOS, Kidguard, kids monitoring apps, MCCPTA, mspy, Nautilus, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Predator in Your Pocket, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, spouseware, spyware, stalkerware, SURVEILLANCE, Teensafe, UNICEF, University of Central Florida, Wait Until 8th

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

What are the differences between stalkerware apps and parental monitoring apps? What is an “acceptable” or “safe” parental monitoring app? And how can a parent know whether they’re downloading a “legitimate” parental monitoring app or instead a stalkerware app merely disguised as a tool for parents?

Categories:

Stalkerware

Tags: Android App Store child monitoring child monitoring apps children’s monitoring children’s monitoring apps Circle with Disney CitizenLab Cornell University digital monitoring digital monitoring apps Family Orbit FlexiSpy Gizmodo Google Play Google Play Store Hoverwatch Intimate Partner Violence iOS Kidguard kids monitoring apps MCCPTA mspy Nautilus Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada parental monitoring parental monitoring apps Predator in Your Pocket Privacy Rights Clearinghouse spouseware spyware stalkerware surveillance TeenSafe UNICEF University of Central Florida Wait Until 8th

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A week in security (March 4 – 11)

March 11, 2019 admin apple, Baby Boomer, Baby Boomers, chrome, data privacy laws, dev-fuse, Gen Zed, Google Chrome, iPhone, machine learning, millennial, millennials, national security agency, NSA, ransom.troldesh, ransomware, RSA, RSA conference, Security world, shade, study, SURVEILLANCE, survey, Tim Apple, tim cook, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware, ultrasound, ultrasound scanning, US data privacy laws, Verizon, Vulnerability, Week in security, Zero-Day, zombie email

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:47:27 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from March 4–11, including a Chrome zero-day, Labs’ data privacy report, news from RSA, and more.

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Tags: Apple Baby Boomer Baby Boomers chrome data privacy laws dev-fuse Gen Zed Google Chrome iPhone machine learning Millennial Millennials National Security Agency NSA ransom.troldesh ransomware RSA RSA Conference shade study surveillance survey Tim Apple Tim Cook Troldesh Troldesh ransomware ultrasound ultrasound scanning US data privacy laws Verizon vulnerability week in security zero day zombie email

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