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Track This is a new kind of incognito, says Mozilla. It is a fact that everything that you do on the Internet such as using Facebook or Twitter, online shopping or aimlessly surfing the web, is being tracked. Haven’t you noticed that as soon as you search for something, ads relevant to the search start […]
In the 21st century, you can easily find people saying that data is the new oil. Because, it is. Once you get on the internet, all you become is a source of data to the countless number of trackers fitted in each and every website, including this one. These trackers are designed to collect data […]
According to personal data protection specialists, the Indian authorities have requested the popular messaging service WhatsApp to digitally fingerprint messages sent through the platform without violating encryption, as this way messages would be traceable, which would facilitate some government intelligence. The Indian government believes that WhatsApp should have the ability to identify the source of […]
Apple recently announced a new product that could prevent users from giving away their email ID to every other site on the internet. It’s expected to launch sometime later in 2019. Called “Sign-in with Apple,” it is similar to other Single Sign-on services provided by Google and Facebook. The button lets you login to websites […]
The data breach took place after a database used by Border Patrol was hit by a “malicious cyber-attack.” The officials from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have revealed that one of their subcontractors have been targeted with a “malicious” cyber attack due to which the pictures of tourists entering and leaving the US have […]
The popularity of online trading is growing and there is a need to always use the best security measures in order to protect your online wallets and investment portfolios. New types of fraud appear every day, so it is crucial to stay attentive in order to protect your hard-earned money. If you are new to […]
A new data breach incident in a clinical analysis company has been reported by website security service experts just one day after the Quest Diagnostics company data breach was confirmed. On this occasion, company LabCorp submitted a notification to the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting that around 7.7 million of the company’s customers would be […]
Apple announced in the WWDC 2019 that it will now be possible to log into third-party web platforms using Apple ID’s access credentials, just as the ‘login with Google’ option, reported website security service experts. During the announcement of this new feature, Apple said that, by logging in with Apple ID, the user will have […]
Entering the U.S. will be more complicated than ever. Specialists from the IICS cybersecurity training reported that the U.S. State Department will request those who wish to enter the country for their social media profiles, email addresses and phone numbers used for the last five years. This decision will impact about 15 million people who […]
It is a fact that most of us spend more time on our cellular devices than ever before. It is also true that Android-based smartphones are widely popular and it’s essential that we use VPN to protect our online identity from malicious elements. Therefore, if you’re an Android user, here is a list of 5 […]
Facebook is doing whatever it takes to curb any repercussions from the Cambridge Analytics scandal. Still, the list of lawsuits the company hasn’t ended yet. Right now Facebook is defending itself against a class-action lawsuit related to the scandal. According to a report by Law360, the company’s CEO Orin Synder has made a comment that […]
A VPN, short for Virtual Private Network, protects you from threats on public networks, and it can also shield you wherever you are from the probing of governments, companies, or your internet service provider itself. It encrypts your data before it even leaves your computer, making your presence online anonymous and untraceable. You could compare […]
A Swiss lawyer has accused ProtonMail that the company has initiated offering IP Logging upon request of Swiss authorities. ProtonMail, the famous end-to-end encrypted email service from Switzerland, has denied the claims made by a Swiss lawyer Martin Steiger regarding the company’s involvement in voluntary assistance to Swiss authorities for real-time surveillance. The head of […]
A new incident involving large technology companies and the privacy of their users has been reported. According to website security specialists, Apple faces a class-action lawsuit for the illegal and intentional disclosure of iTunes users’ information with third parties. The plaintiffs claim that Apple has been sharing iTunes user data without their express consent; this […]
This issue is linked with G Suite users only while free consumer Google accounts remained unharmed. A couple of days ago it was reported that Google has been using Gmail to secretly store its users’ purchase history for years. Now, the company has revealed that its team recently discovered a bug due to which some […]
After eight months of testing, a stable release for the Tor browser has arrived on the Play Store. The new Android browser now brings Tor features directly into a standalone browser, replacing the Orbot/Orfox as the main way to connect to the Tor network via Android devices. The stable version (v8.5) of Tor for Android […]
Google knows “what, when, where & how much” about your online shopping but claims it does not use the data for advertisement. Gmail is home to more than 1.5 billion users which makes it a lucrative service for Google whose business model demands data collected from users’ online searches, web browsing, and other online activities. […]
Both in business and personally, fraud is, unfortunately, an everyday hazard and a byproduct of advances in tech mean fraud is more prevalent than ever before. There are steps you can take to keep safe from fraudsters and these are becoming an essential part of life for businesses and individuals. 1: Paperwork, money, and checks […]
A recent report by Reuters suggests that Facebook has hired a team of contract workers in Hyderabad, India, whose job is to comb through millions of Facebook users’ photos, status updates and other content they have posted since 2014. Facebook employees ‘label’ items into five different “dimensions,” or categories, and feed this data to the AI to […]
It’s an open secret that Google tracks users’ activity on the internet and has collected a trove of data from it. The company has faced severe backlash in the past for its data collection policies, and lawmakers have strictly advised Google to maintain transparency in the data it collects from its users. It seems that […]
The ride-hailing app database was hosted on an insecure MongoDB server. Another day, another data breach – This time, security researchers have identified a ride-hailing app exposing personal data of 1 to 2 million Iranian drivers, thanks to an insecure MongoDB database. The database (labeled named ‘doroshke-invoice-production) was discovered by Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko […]