Cellphones Across Britain Will Blast a ‘Loud Siren-like’ Alert This Weekend
Not everyone is happy about the test warning, which will sound on Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Mullvad VPN Maker Says Police Tried To Raid Its Offices But Couldn’t Find Any User Data
Mullvad, the Swedish company behind Mullvad VPN (virtual private network), says police walked away with nothing after attempting to seize computers from its office. From a report: According to an update on Mullvad’s site, the authorities left and didn’…
Proton Launches an End-to-End Encrypted Password Manager
Proton, the company behind Proton Mail, has announced the launch of a new password manager: Proton Pass. While the service will eventually become free for everyone to use, it’s currently only available as a beta to Proton’s Lifetime and Visionary users…
TikTok data collection could reveal what floor a user is on, cybersecurity firm says
Australian-US company Internet 2.0 says social media app now seeks users’ altitude information according to source codeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian-US cybersecurity company that last year revea…
Capita admits customer data may have been breached during cyber-attack
Hack caused major outages for some clients including local councils and ‘potentially accessed public sector data ‘Outsourcing group Capita, which runs crucial services for the NHS and military, has for the first time admitted that hackers accessed pote…
Netflix Password Sharing Crackdown To Expand To US In Q2 2023
Netflix is planning a “broad rollout” of the password sharing crackdown that it began implementing in 2022, the company said today in its Q1 2023 earnings report (PDF). MacRumors reports: The “paid sharing” plan that Netflix has been testing in a limit…
WhatsApp and Signal unite against online safety bill amid privacy concerns
Encrypted chat apps sign open letter warning of ‘unprecedented threat to safety and security’ of UK citizensAge checks, trolls and deepfakes: what’s in the online safety bill?The rival chat apps WhatsApp and Signal have joined forces in a rare show of …
How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the Pegasus Spyware
A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It’s still using it, despite promising to stop.
Most Australian renters think third-party applications require too much private data, Choice survey finds
Almost a third of respondents say they have chosen not to apply for a property because they didn’t trust tech company with their detailsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or dai…
Federal Court sides with Facebook in privacy case tied to Cambridge Analytica affair
A judge has dismissed the federal privacy watchdog’s bid…