Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2018
The worst suspect is a disconcerting reality, Facebook admitted that advertisers were able to access phone numbers of its users for enhanced security. Researchers from two American universities discovered that that phone numbers given to Facebook for two-factor authentication were also used for advertising purposes. “These findings hold despite all the relevant privacy controls on our […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 11, 2018
Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro have been removed from the Mac App Store because they were harvesting users’ browser history and other info. Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2018
A growing number of iOS apps currently collect location data, WiFi network IDs and other data, from iPhone users and sell them to monetization firms. A group of security researchers that developed the popular Guardian mobile firewall app revealed that a growing number of iOS apps currently collect location data, WiFi network IDs and other data, from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2018
The popular Debian-based distribution Tails âThe Amnesiac Incognito Live Systemâ is out. The Tails 3.9 is available online with the biggest updates this year. A new version of the popular Debian-based distribution Tails âThe Amnesiac Incognito Live Systemâ is out. The Tails version 3.9 is available online, the privacy-oriented operating system gets its biggest update, many […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 04, 2018
Google has paid Mastercard millions of dollars to access offline transactions of its users, the news was revealed by Bloomberg. New problems for Google, experts discovered a secret agreement of the tech giant with Mastercard to track user purchases offline. Google has paid Mastercard millions of dollars to access offline transactions of its users. The embarrassing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2018
A glitch in the live streaming platform Twitch may have exposed some of its users’ private messages to other users. The company is notifying affected users. The live streaming platform Twitch warning users that a glitch may have exposed some of their private messages to other users. The company sent out the notifications to some broadcasters informing them that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 14, 2018
According to the AP, many Google services on both Android and iPhone store records of user location even if the users have disabled the “Location History”. According to a recent investigation conducted by the Associated Press, many Google services on both Android and iPhone devices store records of user location data, and the bad news […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2018
Facebook has been fined ÂŁ500,000 ($664,000) in the U.K. for its conduct in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Facebook has been fined ÂŁ500,000 in the U.K., the maximum fine allowed by the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998, for failing to protect usersâ personal information. Political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica improperly collected data of 87 million Facebook users […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2018
Some Samsung devices are randomly sending photos taken with the camera to contacts in the address book without permission. Do you have a Samsung smartphone? There is something you need to know. Some devices are randomly sending photos taken with the camera to contacts in the address book without permission. The problem affected Galaxy S9 and S9+ […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2018
On Friday, Facebook provided a 748-page long report to Congress that confirms the social network shared data with at least 61 tech firms after 2015. This is the worst period in the history of the social network, now Facebook admitted to having shared users’ data with 61 tech firms. The problem is that Facebook allowed tech companies […]
