Ring's Neighbors app exposed users' home addresses, locations due to security flaw
Ring's Neighbors app exposed users' home addresses and specific locations before the company became aware of the security issue.
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Software
Ring's Neighbors app exposed users' home addresses and specific locations before the company became aware of the security issue.
17 hours ago
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Computer Sciences
A new book from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) outlines how we can improve the way we share sensitive data and preserve people's privacy.
Jan 14, 2021
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Internet
While many websites offer users choices to opt out of some of their data collection and use practices, most of these choices are buried deep in the text of long, jargon-filled privacy policies and are never seen by users.
Jan 13, 2021
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Business
A German-led police sting has taken down the "world's largest" darknet marketplace, whose Australian alleged operator used it to facilitate the sale of drugs, stolen credit card data and malware, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2021
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Security
New Zealand's central bank said Sunday that one of its data systems has been breached by an unidentified hacker who potentially accessed commercially and personally sensitive information.
Jan 10, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Password managers are considered highly effective tools for increasing online security. A study presented at the 2019 Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security surveyed a predominately young population about their use of password ...
Jan 08, 2021
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Engineering
In recent years, hackers have become increasingly good at counterfeiting identification and authentication tags. This has led to an increase in cases of identity theft, fraud, security breaches and other concerning privacy ...
Jan 07, 2021 feature
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Internet
A new photo-sharing social network based on the blockchain could enhance the authenticity and credibility of data as well as precluding data tampering, according to research published in the International Journal of Technology ...
Jan 07, 2021
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Security
With the festive season having come to a close, consumers the world over will be playing with a variety of new tech toys.
Jan 05, 2021
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Security
Singapore has admitted data collected for contact-tracing can be accessed by police despite earlier assurances it would only be used to fight the coronavirus, sparking privacy concerns Tuesday about the scheme.
Jan 05, 2021
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