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NSA Has Reverse-Engineered Popular Consumer Anti-Virus Software In Order To Track Users | TechCrunch
The NSA and its British counterpart the GCHQ have put extensive effort into hacking popular security software products to “track users and infiltrate networks,” according to the latest…
Source: NSA Has Reverse-Engineered Popular Consumer Anti-Virus Software In Order To Track Users | TechCrunch
Facebook is getting so good at recognizing people it doesn’t even need to see your face anymore
If you’re the type of person to upload photos to Facebook in huge batches, you know just how useful automatic tagging can be. But Facebook’s constantly improving its facial recognition,…
Source: Facebook is getting so good at recognizing people it doesn’t even need to see your face anymore
Feds Urged to Investigate Uber’s Plan to Track Users – NationalJournal.com
A privacy advocacy group is urging federal regulators to investigate Uber’s planned changes to its privacy policy.
Source: Feds Urged to Investigate Uber’s Plan to Track Users – NationalJournal.com
The $300 ‘PITA’ steals encryption keys with radio waves
Your computer is leaking information. It’s not from the usual suspects: WiFi, Bluetooth or ethernet, but from radio waves originating from your processor
Source: The $300 ‘PITA’ steals encryption keys with radio waves
Serious OS X and iOS flaws let hackers steal keychain, 1Password contents
Researchers sneak password-stealing app into Apple Store to demonstrate threat.
Source: Serious OS X and iOS flaws let hackers steal keychain, 1Password contents
Even with a VPN, open Wi-Fi exposes users | Ars Technica
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
iOS flaw tricks you into giving up your iCloud password (updated)
Successful hack attacks often happen not because of tricky coding, but plain old “social engineering” — ie, conning people. A Github researcher called “
Source: iOS flaw tricks you into giving up your iCloud password (updated)
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
