Time for a mobile privacy reset?
October 22 2020Can you remember which permissions you gave to what apps, and why? Nor can we... time for a reset!
Read moreListen to the latest episode of the Naked Security Podcast
Read moreThis popular smartwatch aimed at kids had a backdoor that received covert encrypted commands via SMS.
Read moreGoogle Responds to Warrants for “About” Searches
October 13 2020One of the things we learned from the Snowden documents is that the NSA conducts “about” searches. That is, searches based on activities and not identifiers. A normal search...
Read more8 tips to tighten up your work‑from‑home network
October 8 2020You don't have to be an IT guru to beef up your cybersecurity at home. Sometimes it's enough to ask yourself, "Which bits can I turn off?"
Read moreOn Executive Order 12333
September 28 2020
Mark Jaycox has written a long article on the US Executive Order 12333: “No Oversight, No Limits, No Worries: A Primer on Presidential Spying and Executive Order 12,333“:
Abstract:...
Read more
Former NSA Director Keith Alexander Joins Amazon’s Board of Directors
September 21 2020This sounds like a bad idea.
Read morePrivacy Analysis of Ambient Light Sensors
September 15 2020Interesting privacy analysis of the Ambient Light Sensor API. And a blog post. Especially note the “Lessons Learned” section.
Read moreCory Doctorow on The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
August 27 2020Cory Doctorow has writtten an extended rebuttal of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff. He summarized the argument on Twitter. Shorter summary: it's not the surveillance part,...
Read more
Recent Comments