privacy

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
German foreign ministry limits the use of Zoom over security concerns

The German foreign ministry has restricted the use of the video conferencing service Zoom due to concerns about security vulnerabilities recently discovered. During Coronavirus pandemic video conferencing services have become a precious instrument for the people that worked or studied from home. Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing platforms, but recently privacy […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2020
NSO CEO claims Facebook wanted NSO surveillance tool to spy on users

A new shocking revelation comes from the disputed from NSO Group and Facebook, NSO CEO claims Facebook tried to buy an Apple spying software in 2017. Reading this post you could have a better idea of the value of your privacy. In October 2019, WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2020
Twitter discloses privacy issue that caused caching of files sent via DMs in Firefox

Twitter discloses a privacy issue in the way the Mozilla Firefox cached private files sent or received via DM for up to 7 days. Twitter admitted that the private files sent via Twitter DMs were cached inside the users’ Firefox browsers for up to seven days, even if users have logged off. The problem is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2020
A bug in Tor Browser allows execution of JavaScript even in Safest security level

Tor Project maintainers warned users about a severe flaw in the Tor browser that may execute JavaScript code on sites it should not. The Tor Project announced a major bug in the Tor browser that may cause the execution of JavaScript code on sites for which users have specifically blocked JavaScript. The development team at […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2020
Australia’s privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Aussie privacy watchdog sues Facebook over alleged “systematic failures” exposing Australians to Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Australia’s privacy watchdog, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, sues Facebook for alleged “systematic failures” exposing more than 300,000 Australians to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Australia is the last country in order of time to announce a […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2020
A bug in the Walgreens mobile app leaked customers’ messages

Pharmacy store chain Walgreens has disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers of its mobile application. Pharmacy store chain Walgreens has disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers of its mobile application. The mobile app allows users to refill prescriptions by scanning barcode, manage medications with Pill Reminder, set Rx alerts for refills […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2020
European Commission has chosen the Signal app to secure its communications

The popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal has been chosen by the European Commission for its communications. The European Commission has decided to adopt for its staff the popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal for its communications. The news was first reported earlier this month by the Politico website, a message issued on the commission’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2020
Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform

New Mexico sues Google for allegedly using the Google for Education platform to gather personal and private data from children. Google is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly using the Google for Education platform to gather personal and private data from students with an age of less than 13 years. The lawsuit was filed by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2020
Google removed nearly 600 apps from the Play Store for ad policy violation

Google announced to have removed nearly 600 Android apps in the official Play Store that were violating two ad-related policies. Google removed from the official Play Store nearly 600 Android apps that were violating two ad-related policies, it also banned the same apps from Google AdMob and Google Ad Manager. “As part of our ongoing […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2020
5 Ways artificial intelligence Is Being Used to Keep Sensitive Information Secure

Artificial intelligence is an immensely helpful tool for businesses and consumers alike, how to use artificial intelligence to secure sensitive Information Artificial intelligence (AI) is an immensely helpful tool for businesses and consumers alike. By processing data quickly and predicting analytics, AI can do everything from automating systems to protecting information. In fact, keeping data […]