May 01, 2020

Google fights spammy extensions with new Chrome Web Store policy

The policies are specifically meant to fight spam, but they outlaw tactics taken by malicious extensions as well, including fake reviews.

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April 14, 2020

TikTok users beware: Hackers could swap your videos with their own

TikTok doesn't use HTTPS for its images and videos - so crooks could swap out the videos you see and you would never know.

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April 07, 2020

Twitter warns users – Firefox might retain private messages

Whose fault was it - Twitter or Firefox? (It's fixed now, to be clear.)

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April 02, 2020

S2 Ep33: Ransomware on sale, dark web disaster, dead drops and pillow forts – Naked Security Podcast

Listen to the latest episode now!

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March 13, 2020

Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records

Researchers say the exposure includes exact locations of users' last posts, nicknames, age, and gender.

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February 24, 2020

KidsGuard stalkerware leaks data on secretly surveilled victims

The company left a server open and unprotected, regurgitating private data slurped from thousands of surveilled people, including children.

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January 30, 2020

Employers can’t force you to get microchipped, Indiana reps say

The US state wants to make sure employers don't "overstep their bounds" by imposing mandatory employee microchipping.

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January 29, 2020

Anatomy of a “free” gift – how online surveys can harm your digital health

Just how much will that £1000 "free" gift card cost? We took a look so you don't have to...

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January 28, 2020

5 ways to be a bit safer this Data Privacy Day

Here are 5 things you can start doing today for your own and for everyone else's online good!

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