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Employee from hell busted by VPN logs

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

Before retiring from PenAir airline, Suzette Kugler set herself up with fake, high-privilege VPN user accounts that didn’t keep her secrets. Continue reading Employee from hell busted by VPN logs→

Posted in felony, Hacking, Law & order, PenAir, Suzette Kugler, VPN

Silence! Chrome hushes noisy autoplaying videos

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

With the Chrome 66 comes blissful quiet: Google is muting all autoplay content by default. Continue reading Silence! Chrome hushes noisy autoplaying videos→

Posted in Apple Safari, autoplay, Chrome, Google, Google Chrome, Web Browsers

Why ‘remote detonator’ is a bad name for your Wi-Fi network

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

Police called, building evacuated… Continue reading Why ‘remote detonator’ is a bad name for your Wi-Fi network→

Posted in false alarm, Law & order, warbiking, Wi-Fi

Facebook: 3 reasons we’re tracking non-users

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

It’s just how the internet works, Facebook said. Continue reading Facebook: 3 reasons we’re tracking non-users→

Posted in Audience network, cross-site tracking, Facebook, Facebook Pixel, privacy, shadow profiles, targeted ads, targeted marketing, tracking

WhatsApp image showing drug dealer’s fingerprints leads to arrest

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

Enhanced social media images of the man’s fingers led to the takedown of 11 members of a drug ring and his sentencing. Continue reading WhatsApp image showing drug dealer’s fingerprints leads to arrest→

Posted in biometrics, drug dealer, fingerprints, Law & order, privacy, Social networks, Whatsapp

“Privacy is not for sale,” says Telegram founder

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has spoken out after Russia started blocking Telegram encrypted messaging. Continue reading “Privacy is not for sale,” says Telegram founder→

Posted in Cryptography, encrypted messaging, encryption key, kremlin, Law & order, messaging, pavel durov, privacy, putin, Russia, telegram, Vkontakte

How to protect your Facebook data [UPDATED]

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

Facebook’s in hyper privacy-tweaking mode. Herein, how to protect your privacy now that it’s fiddled with the dials. Continue reading How to protect your Facebook data [UPDATED]→

Posted in Aleksander Kogan, cambridge analytica, Facebook, privacy

Facial recognition cameras on lamp posts to be tested in Singapore

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

The Singapore government wants to put one on top of all 110,000 lamp posts throughout the country, to help identity all who pass by. Continue reading Facial recognition cameras on lamp posts to be tested in Singapore→

Posted in facial recognition, Government security, govtech, LaaP, lamp posts, privacy, singapore, Smart Nation

Instagram bends to GDPR – a “download everything” tool is coming

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

The tool will let you get at your photos, videos and messages Continue reading Instagram bends to GDPR – a “download everything” tool is coming→

Posted in Data Portability, Download Your Data, Facebook, GDPR, Instagram, Law & order, Social networks

Fake Hillary porn just the tip of Russia’s Reddit penetration

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

How Russian trolls embraced rule 34 (but Redditors didn’t buy it) Continue reading Fake Hillary porn just the tip of Russia’s Reddit penetration→

Posted in fake news, Hillary Clinton, Internet Research Agency, porn, reddit

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