Google announced a release of Chrome 76 beta version on July 30, in which Chrome will remedy an Incognito loophole that has allowed sites to detect people’s browsing activities. Incognito Mode is an optional Chrome’s feature helps users to browse…
The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday.
On 13 July 2019, hackers going by the name 0v1ru$ hacked SyTech servers, releasing information of secret research projects conducted on behalf of Russia’s Federal Security Service to the media. The projects sought to scrape social media, de-anonymize T…
Providers of Kazakhstan persuade customers to install a “state trusted certificate” on all devices, which will allow intercepting all encrypted traffic of the country in order to protect citizens from cyber threats and illegal content.Kazakhstan Teleco…
Despite the past year’s global focus on GDPR and other data privacy regulations designed to give consumers more power over their data, more than half (55 percent) of consumers still don’t know how brands are using their data, according to the Acquia su…
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) relies heavily on the need for higher levels of intelligence to better predict, suggest and adapt to changing user behaviors. But privacy and security will remain a major concern for users until better me…
Hackers have been able to abuse a vulnerability in software used by colleges and universities. This allowed them to gain access to student information such as Social Security numbers, personal financial information, and grades. The US Department of Edu…
Third-party tracking is rampant on sites like Pornhub, with users’ sexual preferences on full view.
Over 100 Million Accounts Exposed in Evite Breach More than 100 million users of Evite were exposed after the company’s servers were compromised earlier this year. While the company doesn’t store financial information, plenty of other personally identifiable information was found in the leaked database dump. The initial figures for the breach were thought to […]
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Poland and Lithuania are probing the potential privacy and security risks of using a Russian-made app FaceApp. Millions of people recently downloaded the FaceApp app and are taking part in the “#FaceApp Challenge” to show friends how they can look like when they will be old and grey. Many security experts are warning of the risks of […]
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