ICE Is a Domestic Surveillance Agency
May 11 2022Georgetown has a new report on the highly secretive bulk surveillance activities of ICE in the US:
When you think about government surveillance in the United States, you likely...
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Apple Mail Now Blocks Email Trackers
May 9 2022Apple Mail now blocks email trackers by default.
Most email newsletters you get include an invisible “image,” typically a single white pixel, with a unique file name. The server...
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Yes, passwords are going away. No, it won't happen tomorrow. So it's still worth knowing the basics of picking proper passwords.
Read moreVideo Conferencing Apps Sometimes Ignore the Mute Button
April 29 2022New research: “Are You Really Muted?: A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps“:
Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, video conferencing apps (VCAs) have converted previously private...
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Read moreJohn Oliver on Data Brokers
April 12 2022John Oliver has an excellent segment on data brokers and surveillance capitalism.
Read moreLatest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news and advice in plain English.
Read moreLatest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news and advice in plain English.
Read moreCyberweapons Arms Manufacturer FinFisher Shuts Down
April 6 2022FinFisher has shut down operations. This is the spyware company whose products were used, among other things, to spy on Turkish and Bahraini political opposition.
Read moreDo you know where in your company to report security anomalies? If you receive such reports, do you have an efficient way to process them?
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