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#SecTorCa: Millions of Phones Leaking Information Via Tor

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There is a privacy threat lurking on perhaps hundreds of millions of devices, that could enable potential attackers to track and profile users, by using information leaked via the Tor network, even if the users never intentionally installed Tor in the first place. Learn more in an informative article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 11, 2019

California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams

On Tuesday, California passed into law a three-year block of the use of facial recognition in police bodycams that turns them into biometric surveillance devices. What are your thoughts on this? Learn more in a great Naked Security article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 10, 2019

Nationwide facial recognition ID program underway in France

A nationwide facial recognition ID program is underway in France, in spite of a lawsuit and the data regulator's protests about lack of consent, data security and privacy. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 08, 2019

DNS-over-HTTPS causes more problems than it solves, experts say

Several experts, companies, and national entities have voiced very convincing concerns about DoH and its features. What is your opinion on DoH?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 07, 2019

Ushering in a New Era

Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned with how their activities are being tracked. This focus on privacy and data security is ushering in a new era of security. Learn more in an interesting SecurityToday article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 04, 2019

No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say

You know about that one, much-hemmed-and-hawed-over, GDPR-ish, national, US privacy law? The one we don’t have? The lack of which means the country’s data privacy landscape is made up of a crazy quilt of state laws? Not happening. Not this year. Learn how this impacts your privacy in a great NakedSecurity article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 03, 2019

Blind Spots in AI Just Might Help Protect Your Privacy

Researchers have found a potential silver lining in so-called adversarial examples, using it to shield sensitive data from snoops. Learn more in an interesting Wired article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 02, 2019

Privacy advocates worry that consumer license plate readers are creating a nosier neighborhood watch

I have a problem with this. These cameras don't just record license plates, but people, bicycles and animals. It indiscriminately records everything, not just traffic accidents. Cameras should not be a substitute for police doing their job. This data is being sold to and used by anyone who wants it - ICE, private citizens, and other government agencies. If you had a detective on the street corner or in front of your house 24/7 recording every vehicle passing by, the time it passed every day in perpetuity and people in the car, people would see that as an invasion of privacy. "I have nothing to hide" is something said by someone in a position of privilege - our landscapers, housekeepers, and others in our neighborhood in the wrong place at the wrong time are being targeted. Please comment below - we'd love to hear what you think.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 30, 2019

Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?

After years of going nowhere, could web micropayments be the next big enabler for user privacy? Learn more in a great Naked Security article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 18, 2019

Mozilla Private Network VPN gives Firefox another privacy boost

Isthis week’s test pilot launch of Mozilla Private Networkbethe moment browser VPNs finally become a must-have privacy feature? Learn more in an interesting Naked Security article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 13, 2019

Mozilla pilots its VPN service for Firefox desktop users in the US

Are you a Firefox user? Mozilla is officially launching itsFirefox Private Network VPN servicefor desktop users in the US. Learn more in a great The Next Web article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 11, 2019

Mozilla increases browser privacy with encrypted DNS

Are you a Firefox user? Mozilla is increasing browser privacy with encrypted DNS. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 10, 2019

Google open-sources tool for companies that aims to keep personal data private

Google has open-sourced Differentially Private SQL, a tool for companies aiming to keep sensitive data private. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 06, 2019

Firefox 69 Now Blocks 3rd-Party Tracking Cookies and Cryptominers By Default

Are you a Firefox user? Mozilla has finally enabled the "Enhanced Tracking Protection" feature for all of its web browser users worldwide by default with the official launch of Firefox 69 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 04, 2019

3 Major Internet Privacy Issues and How to Avoid Them

Information mishandling, snooping and location tracking are often the ways in which users find their privacy violated online. Learn about these issues and how to avoid them in a great Security Today article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 03, 2019

GitHub adds WebAuthn support for biometric and security key logins

Are you aware that GitHub has added WebAuthn support for biometric and security key logins? Learn more in this great Inquirer article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 27, 2019

Open-source spyware makes it on the Google Play Store

Have you heard that spyware based on two-year-old AhMyth RAT has made it past Play Store's scans, despite not being anything special? Learn more in this interesting ZDNet article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 22, 2019

Google, Apple, and Mozilla won’t budge on Kazakhstan’s sneaky plot to spy on citizens

Have you heard that Google and Mozilla havestepped up their effortsto prevent Kazakhstan’s government from spying on citizens? What is your opinion on this? Learn more in this interesting article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 21, 2019

Hacking forum spills rival’s 321,000 member database

Have you heard about the recent leak affecting the hacking forum Cracked.to? Last Friday the forum's database of 321,000 members and 749,161 unique email addresses was leaked on rival site, RaidForums. Learn the details in this interesting article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 15, 2019

GDPR privacy can be defeated using right of access requests

A British researcher has uncovered an ironic security hole in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – right of access requests.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 12, 2019

Linux Privacy - Page 7

Navigating the Tails 6.8 Update: What It Means for Security-Minded Users

Google Chooses Passkeys Over Passwords: Examining the Security Benefits for Linux Users

Tails 6.6 Released: Unpacking Key Features & Updates