Secure public WiFi with avast! SecureLine for iOS
While constant Internet connectivity can be useful, it does create many privacy and security issues whose existence remains a mystery for the majority of mobile users. If you …
Tech companies and privacy practices: Who has your back?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published its fourth annual “Who Has Your Back” report that aims to show which major technology companies are good at …
Tor cannot protect you from targeted surveillance
In the wake of all the revelations about mass Internet surveillance efforts by the US NSA, a lot of users but also many businesses and government agencies around the world …
NSA allegedly puts backdoors on American-made network devices
Glenn Greenwald’s new book titled No Place to Hide is out today. Aside from telling the story of how he worked with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and journalist Laura …
“Your Photos Are being Used” phishing scam targeting Facebook users
Another day, another Facebook phishing scam. This one comes in the form of a warning sent by a friend: “OMG YOUR PHOTOS ARE BEING USED ON THIS SITE.” The victim, …
Bitly breach details revealed
Bitly has released more details about the breach that made them reset user account credentials and disconnect all users’ Facebook and Twitter accounts late last week: …
Bitly resets compromised credentials
URL shortening service Bitly has suffered a breach of yet undefined proportions, and it seems that Bitly account credentials have been compromised. Even though there is no …
US tech giants urge FCC to protect net neutrality
As the moment when the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will decide the future of net neutrality draws near, over 100 Internet companies have sent an open letter to the …
Orange hacked again, 1.3M users affected
French telecom provider Orange has suffered a second data breach in less that four months, and this time the intruders made off with personal information of some 1.3 million …
Moves users get new privacy policy after Facebook deal
When Facebook acquired ProtoGeo Oy and its popular fitness app Moves, it was announced that “the Moves experience will continue to operate as a standalone app, and there …
Dropbox fixes link-sharing data-leaking flaw
Popular file hosting service Dropbox has announced that it has patched a vulnerability that would make privately shared links accessible to those for whom they weren’t …
Reset the Net action aims to thwart online mass surveillance
A group of over 30 Internet companies and civil liberties, environmental and political organizations have announced a global call to action aimed at making mass Internet …
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