The Tor Phone prototype: a truly private smartphone?
Security-focused Android fork only available for a few of Google’s Nexus and Pixel phones – for now Continue reading The Tor Phone prototype: a truly private smartphone?
Author Archives: Bill Camarda
Who’s better at reading lips – humans or AI?
Technology’s prowess at lip-reading opens up possibilities for better captions, hearing aids – and surveillance Continue reading Who’s better at reading lips – humans or AI?
Facebook ‘quietly developing censorship tool’ for China
Tool would be offered to third parties to monitor stories that ‘bubble up’ as users share them Continue reading Facebook ‘quietly developing censorship tool’ for China
How a $5 Raspberry Pi Zero can hack your locked laptop
PoisonTap is toxic even to the password-protected laptop – make sure it doesn’t happen to you Continue reading How a $5 Raspberry Pi Zero can hack your locked laptop
Infect every TorMail user? That’s not what the FBI’s warrant said
The judge authorized FBI agents to infect computers that were clearly seeking, accessing, or sharing child pornography Continue reading Infect every TorMail user? That’s not what the FBI’s warrant said
Who needs a Stingray when Wi-Fi can do the job?
Ordinary Wi-Fi hotspots can be used to extract indentifiers from your cellphone, researchers have found Continue reading Who needs a Stingray when Wi-Fi can do the job?
Berners-Lee raises spectre of weaponized open data
Tim Berners-Lee warns hackers could use open data to create societal chaos. What’s going on here? The fear of data sabotage, that’s what. Continue reading Berners-Lee raises spectre of weaponized open data
New FCC rules impose privacy boost for ISP customers
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has just issued long-awaited rules about how ISPs can use and share personal information. Continue reading New FCC rules impose privacy boost for ISP customers
Online crime leads to losses of £10.9 billion a year
That estimate, based on criminal activity and losses reported to Action Fraud, represents an average of £210 for every UK resident age 16 and up.
Continue reading Online crime leads to losses of £10.9 billion a year
$5 million dollars paid as Facebook’s bug bounty program turns 5
Since its birth, Facebook’s pioneering bug bounty program has uncovered 900 bugs and paid out over $5,000,000. Continue reading $5 million dollars paid as Facebook’s bug bounty program turns 5