Be wary of scammers, some tips
Readers, you really need to be on your toes.
Aug 16, 2019
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Feds: Capital One suspect may have hacked 30-plus companies
Federal prosecutors say a woman charged in a massive data breach at Capital One may have hacked more than 30 other organizations.
Aug 14, 2019
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Privacy watchdogs warn Facebook over Libra currency
Global privacy regulators joined forces Tuesday to demand guarantees from Facebook on how it will protect users' financial data when it launches its planned cryptocurrency, Libra.
Aug 06, 2019
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Congress wants Capital One, Amazon to explain data breach
Leaders of House and Senate committees want Capital One and Amazon to explain to Congress how a hacker accessed personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications.
Aug 01, 2019
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Data breach exposes personal information of thousands of LAPD officers and applicants
What happens when those who serve and protect are not being protected themselves? Officers at the Los Angeles Police Department found out recently after a data breach of the city's personnel department exposed personal information ...
Jul 31, 2019
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Q&A: What to know about the Capital One data breach
One of the country's biggest credit card issuers, Capital One Financial, is the latest big business to be hit by a data breach, disclosing that roughly 100 million people had some personal information stolen by a hacker.
Jul 30, 2019
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One hack, 106 million people, Capital One ensnared by breach
A security breach at Capital One Financial, one of the nation's largest issuers of credit cards, compromised the personal information of about 106 million people, and in some cases the hacker obtained Social Security and ...
Jul 30, 2019
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Research aims to automatically answer user questions on online privacy policies
Internet users may soon have a way to have their questions about online privacy policies answered automatically, thanks to a new multi-institution research project that includes Penn State.
Jul 24, 2019
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Another app with privacy concerns: TikTok, a popular video app with ties to China
The resurgence of St. Petersburg, Russia-based FaceApp has sparked renewed concerns about online privacy, and popular video app TikTok is also raising red flags among security experts.
Jul 19, 2019
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Computer Sciences
To win online debates, social networks worth a thousand words
Want to win an argument online? Bolstering your social network may be more helpful than rehearsing your rhetorical flourishes.
May 16, 2019
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Researchers develop secure method for sending sensitive personal data from wearable tech
Smart watches. Pacemakers. Internet-connected glasses. These are devices designed to make life easier. And yet, all this wearable technology can be hacked. The devices send personal health information to your smartphone over ...
Apr 29, 2019
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Privacy settings can help ease suspicion of recommendation-making sites and apps
When people see that they can control their privacy settings on websites and apps that offer entertainment or product recommendations, they tend to be more trusting of those sites, according to researchers.
Apr 26, 2019
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What to do if your identity was stolen in mass identity breach
News recently that a malware attack at Detroit-based Wolverine Solutions Group, which handles mailing and other services for hundreds of health care companies, potentially exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands ...
Mar 14, 2019
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You may enjoy a personal data control opportunity if Project Bali blooms
Winter souls among the world's computer users have regrets, with I-give-up resignation over the lack of ownership of one's personal data. Now news of a Microsoft project is raising interest and doing the rounds of tech-watching ...
Jan 07, 2019 weblog
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Predicting when online conversations turn toxic
The internet offers the potential for constructive dialogue and cooperation, but online conversations too often degenerate into personal attacks. In hopes that those attacks can be averted, Cornell researchers have created ...
Jul 13, 2018
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