Facebook changes privacy policies, scraps user voting
The voting period for the proposed changes to Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and Data Use Policy has ended on Monday, and despite the email sent out …
Bogus hotel websites set up to push a variety of scams
As the end-of-the-year holidays slowly approach, cyber crooks are ramping up their various scammy campaigns. Among these is a relatively new but rather complex combination of …
McAfee mobile security app gets new privacy technology
McAfee released an enhanced version of McAfee Mobile Security featuring App Lock, an app privacy technology, as well as a completely refreshed user interface. The security …
Privacy protection tips
Every month more than 5,000 people take to Twitter to complain about how their mobile device has been snooped on or their visual privacy invaded. Who can’t resist …
Swiss spy agency insider steals terabytes of confidential data
As a good reminder that you should never discount the insider threat, the news that a disgruntled former employee of Nachrichtendienst des Bundes (NDB) – the Swiss …
Voting on Facebook privacy policy changes is open
As of Monday 12 p.m. PST, Facebook has opened the seven day period of voting for or against the proposed Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities changes …
Facebook and Google+ are prime targets for easy attacks
The law created to protect children’s online privacy actually increases risk, according to new research from Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). The …
Bogus Amazon account compromise notice leads to phishing
A phishing email impersonating Amazon is hitting users’ inboxes, trying to trick them into believing that various computers connected to their Amazon account and …
16 arrested for $25M worth credit card theft, fraud
Sixteen individuals allegedly involved in a credit card information theft ring have been arrested in Romania during a series of raids, the Romanian Directorate for …
Facebook users will vote on policy changes, possibly for the last time
When Facebook recently announced that it plans to change the way users can influence changes on its privacy policy, privacy advocates were not amused. The Electronic Privacy …
Shredded police documents showered down on Macy’s parade spectators
A Tufts University freshman made a troubling discovery while watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York: among the confetti that were being thrown around while …
Facebook wants to eliminate user voting on privacy changes
Facebook has announced some proposed updates to their Data Use Policy (how user data is collected and used) and their Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (explains the …
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