Add-ons accused of slurping every URL netizens visit The Firefox extensions built by Avast have been pulled from the open-source browser’s online add-on store over privacy fears.… The Register – Security Secure Hunter Anti -Malware
Tag: privacy
Are you as handy with privacy certs as you are with a screwdriver? Ikea has the perfect vacancy
Disposable furniture flogger seeks data wranglers Scandi furniture emporium Ikea is seeking privacy specialists to join its office in Malmö, Sweden.… The Register – Security Secure Hunter Anti -Malware
JavaScript tells all, which turns out not to be so great for privacy: Side-channel leaks can be exploited to follow you around the interweb
And using browser privacy extensions may just make matters worse Boffins from Graz University of Technology in Austria have devised an automated system for browser profiling using two new side channel attacks that can help expose information about software and hardware to fingerprint browsers and improve the effectiveness of exploits.… The Register – Security Secure …
Panic as panic alarms meant to keep granny and little Timmy safe prove a privacy fiasco
Simple hack turns them into super secret spying tool A GPS tracker used by elderly people and young kids has a security hole that could allow others to track and secretly record their wearers.… The Register – Security Secure Hunter Anti -Malware
Yeah, you better, you… you better tell us how you’re misusing people’s data, privacy, watchdog suggests to US telcos
Cellular networks asked nicely to ‘fess up or something might, maybe, happen some day The US Federal Trade Commission has asked seven American providers of mobile broadband service to provide details about how they deal with customer and device data.… The Register – Security Secure Hunter Anti -Malware