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Read moreCalifornia Proposition 24 Passes
November 5 2020California’s Proposition 24, aimed at improving the California Consumer Privacy Act, passed this week. Analyses are very mixed. I was very mixed on the proposition, but on the whole...
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Senator Ron Wyden asked, and the NSA didn’t answer:
The NSA has long sought agreements with technology companies under which they would build special access for the spy agency...
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IMSI-Catchers from Canada
October 26 2020
Gizmodo is reporting that Harris Corp. is no longer selling Stingray IMSI-catchers (and, presumably, its follow-on models Hailstorm and Crossbow) to local governments:
L3Harris Technologies, formerly known as the...
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Naked Security Live – Who’s watching you? 5 mobile privacy tips
October 26 2020Here's the latest Naked Security Live video - enjoy (and please share with your friends)!
Read moreTime 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?"
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