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Right to be Forgotten requests stagnate, Google refuses most anyway

Posted on March 1, 2018 by John E Dunn

Studying Google’s latest transparency report, it’s clear that demand by Europeans to have URLs removed (or “delisted”) from the search giant’s results has dropped off. Continue reading Right to be Forgotten requests stagnate, Google refuses most anyway→

Posted in EU privacy law, GDPR, Google, privacy, privacy law, right to be forgotten, RTBF, URL delisting

Making private browsing more private

Posted on February 28, 2018 by John E Dunn

Introducing Veil, an MIT and Harvard research project. Continue reading Making private browsing more private→

Posted in anti-surveillance, browser privacy, browsers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, privacy, private browsing, Veil, Web Browsers | Tagged MIT

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak scammed by Bitcoin fraudster

Posted on February 28, 2018 by John E Dunn

Apple co-founder and tech icon Steve Wozniak has reportedly admitted falling victim to Bitcoin fraud. Continue reading Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak scammed by Bitcoin fraudster→

Posted in apple, Bitcoin, bitcoin fraud, credit card, credit card chargeback, cryptocurrency, Scam, Steve Wozniak

Unsecured AWS led to cryptojacking attack on LA Times

Posted on February 27, 2018 by John E Dunn

Cryptojackers have been discovered sneaking mining code on to a big brand’s website through the back door of a poorly secured Amazon AWS (Amazon Web Service) S3 bucket. Continue reading Unsecured AWS led to cryptojacking attack on LA Times→

Posted in AWS, AWS S3 buckets, Bad Packets Report, coinhive, cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, LA Times, monero, Security threats

Flight simulator comes bundled with password stealing stowaway

Posted on February 21, 2018 by John E Dunn

How far should a company be able to go to protect its products from piracy? Continue reading Flight simulator comes bundled with password stealing stowaway→

Posted in Chrome, Data loss, DRM, fslabs, Google, Google Chrome, Law & order, password, password recovery, privacy

Facebook told to stop tracking users that aren’t logged in

Posted on February 20, 2018 by John E Dunn

If Facebook doesn’t stop tracking users across the web, it could face a fine of €250,000 ($315,000) per day, says Belgian court. Continue reading Facebook told to stop tracking users that aren’t logged in→

Posted in belgium, Facebook, GDPR, Law & order, privacy, Social networks, surveillance

US and UK condemn Russia for NotPetya

Posted on February 19, 2018 by John E Dunn

When it comes to pointing the finger for last year’s historically-disruptive NotPetya cyberattack, nobody could accuse the US and UK of dodging the issue. Continue reading US and UK condemn Russia for NotPetya→

Posted in EternalBlue, malware, Microsoft, nsa, Russia, Russian hacking, Security threats, shadow brokers, UK, US, Vulnerability, WannaCry | Tagged NotPetya

Why Chrome’s ad filter isn’t an adblocker

Posted on February 16, 2018 by John E Dunn

Optimistic news coverage has described this as the arrival of adblocking in Chrome, it isn’t. Continue reading Why Chrome’s ad filter isn’t an adblocker→

Posted in Adblocker, Advertising, browser, Chrome, Google, Google Chrome

Watch our ads or we’ll use your CPU for cryptomining

Posted on February 14, 2018 by John E Dunn

The Salon news site are offering users a novel choice: turn off your adblocker or let it use your browser to mine cryptocurrency Continue reading Watch our ads or we’ll use your CPU for cryptomining→

Posted in Adblocker, coinhive, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, monero, privacy, Salon

Bitcoin mining to zap more energy than households in Iceland this year

Posted on February 14, 2018 by John E Dunn

As far as Bitcoin miners are concerned, Iceland is starting to look like the best place in the world to run a business. Continue reading Bitcoin mining to zap more energy than households in Iceland this year→

Posted in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, datacentre, iceland, monero

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