Those moments between Wi-Fi connect and VPN launch can give away a lot.
Source: Even with a VPN, open Wi-Fi exposes users | Ars Technica
Category Archives: Privacy
Court declines to suspend U.S. net neutrality rules – Yahoo Finance
New U.S. Internet traffic regulations, known as net neutrality rules, will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected the telecommunications industry’s request to partly suspend their implementation while they are being litigated. The ruling on Thursday marked an early win for the Federal Communications Commission, whose assertion of a broader enforcement authority over Internet service providers is being challenged in court by AT&T Inc and cable and wireless industry groups. In a short statement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to suspend the regulations and said that “petitioners have not satisfied the stringent requirements,” which included proving irreparable harm from the rules’ implementation.
Source: Court declines to suspend U.S. net neutrality rules – Yahoo Finance
Beware authentication popups in iOS Mail: bug allows convincing-looking phishing attacks | 9to5Mac
PayPal Claims It Will Allow Customers To Opt-Out Of Robocalls And Texts Permitted In New Policy | TechCrunch
PayPal this week caused an uproar when it rolled out an updated user agreement that added a clause that allowed the company to pester users with robocalls and text messages – not only to the…
Verizon FiOS reps know what TV channels you watch | Ars Technica
“Rep Guidance” software helps Verizon convince you not to cancel.
Source: Verizon FiOS reps know what TV channels you watch | Ars Technica
This iOS Trick Prevents People From Swiping Through Your Photos On iPhone | Redmond Pie
We’ve all, at some stage, found ourselves in the scenario where we pass our phones over to a friend, with the intent on showing them a photo or video, and they take it upon themselves to scan through the entire library. Many of us harbor snaps that we’d probably not want to share with everybody, and so when this unsolicited scanning frenzy begins, we often lean over to retrieve our devices before the worst occurs. But there is an easier way. There just so happens to be an in-built iOS feature that allows you to completely disable and enable touch browsing in a swift, convenient manner.
Source: This iOS Trick Prevents People From Swiping Through Your Photos On iPhone | Redmond Pie
New ‘My Account’ Hub Tells You Everything Google Knows About You | Redmond Pie
Google has historically been chastised for its lack of transparency and ease of configuration as far as it comes to privacy and security of accounts, which is why at this week’s Google I/O the company announced My Account, a new Web page that aims to put all of Google’s account-based ills right.
Source: New ‘My Account’ Hub Tells You Everything Google Knows About You | Redmond Pie
Microsoft bringing SSH to Windows and PowerShell | Ars Technica
Will contribute to OpenSSH to make it run well on Windows.
Source: Microsoft bringing SSH to Windows and PowerShell | Ars Technica
U.K. Police Making One Comms Data Request Every Two Minutes — Report | TechCrunch
U.K. civil rights group Big Brother Watch has obtained data revealing the extent of domestic police forces’ access to web users’ communications data. In a report published today the…
Source: U.K. Police Making One Comms Data Request Every Two Minutes — Report | TechCrunch
