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Millions of passwords exposed
Millions of passwords exposed
“I would change every password everywhere because it’s possible something was sniffed out."
·politico.com·
Millions of passwords exposed
To Listen Without Consent – Abusing the HTML5 Speech
To Listen Without Consent – Abusing the HTML5 Speech
tl;dr; I found a bug in Google Chrome that allows an attacker to listen on the user speech without any consent from the user and without any indication. Even blocking any access to the microphone under chrome://settings/content will not remedy this flaw. Try the live demo… (Designed
·blog.guya.net·
To Listen Without Consent – Abusing the HTML5 Speech
Privacy, The Internet, and You
Privacy, The Internet, and You
A big, no make that huge, shoutout to my friend Diane (@windsordi) for sharing this with me over the weekend. It’s from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and offers another way…
·dougpete.wordpress.com·
Privacy, The Internet, and You
Google scans of student emails reboot privacy concerns
Google scans of student emails reboot privacy concerns
Every day, thousands of Orange County students log in to their school-assigned Google accounts to work on lessons and send emails to teachers and classmates. What many parents and teachers don&rsqu…
·ocregister.com·
Google scans of student emails reboot privacy concerns
Police Convict Chile Drug Trafficker After Discovering Secret Code - InSigh
Police Convict Chile Drug Trafficker After Discovering Secret Code - InSigh
Authorities in Chile have used a secret code belonging to drug dealers to convict a suspect, in a case showing that, while criminal methods are constantly evolving, the most basic techniques can still throw authorities off the trail.
·insightcrime.org·
Police Convict Chile Drug Trafficker After Discovering Secret Code - InSigh
Gmail Uses Encrypted HTTPS When Checking, Sending Email
Gmail Uses Encrypted HTTPS When Checking, Sending Email
Google today announced it has made security improvements to Gmail to further protect users' emails from snooping. Gmail now always uses an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check ...
·thenextweb.com·
Gmail Uses Encrypted HTTPS When Checking, Sending Email
The principle of privacy is worth fighting for
The principle of privacy is worth fighting for
From encryption of our day-to-day communications to well-scrutinised opensource hardware and software, securing our communications needs to become a mainstream behaviour, argues Christian Payne
·theguardian.com·
The principle of privacy is worth fighting for