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Bugs in our pockets? | Light Blue Touchpaper
In August, Apple announced a system to check all our iPhones for illegal images, then delayed its launch after widespread pushback. Yet some governments continue to press for just such a surveillance ...
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Apple silently fixes iOS zero-day, asks bug reporter to keep quiet
Apple has silently fixed a gamed zero-day vulnerability with the release of iOS 15.0.2, on Monday, a security flaw that could let attackers gain access to sensitive user information.
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Anyone who thinks they can 'de-googlify' an Android phone is deluding themselves.
Study reveals scale of data-sharing from Android mobile phones
An in-depth analysis of a range of popular Android mobile phones has revealed significant data collection and sharing, including with third parties, with no opt-out available to users.
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Russia excluded from 30-country meeting to fight ransomware and cyber crime
Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a senior administration offici...
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They really can't be ignorant as to the message those masks send.
Biden signs school cybersecurity act into law | ZDNet
The K-12 Cybersecurity Act directs CISA to study cybersecurity risks related to schools and develop recommendations as well as toolkits to help educators.
Android phones are sending significant amount of user data with no opt-out
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Malwarebytes’ privacy VPN is Mullvad in a shady trenchcoat
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The FCC proposes rules to fight SIM swap and port-out fraud
The Federal Communications Commission in the U.S. this week announced that it started to work on rules that would pull the brake on SIM swapping attacks.
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NSA, CISA share VPN security tips to defend against hackers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released guidance for hardening the security of virtual private network (VPN) solutions.