July 01, 2020 Google stops pushing scam ads on Americans searching for how to vote No US entity charges citizens for registering to vote, but plenty of Google ads were happy to do so - and to grab your PII in the process. Naked Security
June 01, 2020 Facebook to verify identities on accounts that churn out viral posts Hopefully it's a COVID-19 version of what it did post-2016 elections, when it required verification of those buying political or issue ads. Naked Security
May 14, 2020 Woman stalked by sandwich server via her COVID-19 contact tracing info She wanted a sub, not Facebook, Instagram and SMS come-ons from the guy who served her and intercepted her contact-tracing details. Naked Security
May 13, 2020 TikTok’s handling of child privacy gets another watchdog’s attention Use of the kid-addicting, video-sharing app is exploding during lockdown, triggering yet another inquiry into how safe it is for young ones. Naked Security
May 07, 2020 Fake news Facebook accounts used coronavirus to attract followers In April, the company yanked 1,887 misleading accounts, pages and groups tied to eight influencer networks building fake engagement. Naked Security
May 04, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic coincides with spike in online puppy scams Got plenty of quaran-time to teach something to roll over? Be careful! Puppy lust is leading to broken hearts and emptied wallets. Naked Security
April 30, 2020 Coronavirus delays trial of alleged Russian hacker a third time Justice has already been slow in this case, and the pandemic isn’t helping: His trial has been postponed for a third time. Naked Security
April 28, 2020 Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany Germany's ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns. Naked Security
April 21, 2020 Facebook to alert us if we’ve been exposed to fake coronavirus news Drinking bleach does NOT cure coronavirus: it's just one dangerous myth that Facebook will alert us to if we've interacted with it. Naked Security