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Facebook is making its Safety Check feature permanent

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Safety Check is here to stay – is it a good thing that reassures loved ones, or a feature that causes unnecessary anxiety?
Continue reading Facebook is making its Safety Check feature permanent→

Posted in Facebook, SBN

Facebook is making its Safety Check feature permanent

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Safety Check is here to stay – is it a good thing that reassures loved ones, or a feature that causes unnecessary anxiety?
Continue reading Facebook is making its Safety Check feature permanent→

Posted in Facebook, SBN

US appeals court curbs police power to seize cellphones

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

A ruling from an appeals court judge has raised questions about privacy, device security, and how law enforcement conducts investigations
Continue reading US appeals court curbs police power to seize cellphones→

Posted in Ezra Griffith, Law & order, privacy, search warrants, warrants

Concerns ignored as Home Office pushes ahead with facial recognition

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Picking faces out of a crowd using software is unreliable and fraught with problems – whichever side of the pond you’re on Continue reading Concerns ignored as Home Office pushes ahead with facial recognition→

Posted in facial recognition, fbi, home office, Law & order, Met Police, Notting Hill Carnival, privacy, surveillance

Drone firm says it’s stepping up security after US army ban

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

DJI security patch should ease military fears – but throws up further issues for pilots Continue reading Drone firm says it’s stepping up security after US army ban→

Posted in DJI, Drones, Government security, privacy, UAS

Woman targeted with 120 images on public transport via AirDrop

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Bluejacking is back, this time via Apple’s AirDrop technology, allowing strangers to bombard women with ‘dick pics’ Continue reading Woman targeted with 120 images on public transport via AirDrop→

Posted in iOS, iPhone, Mobile, SBN

Judge orders LinkedIn to stop blocking third-party use of your data

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

How do you feel about other companies scraping your public information from LinkedIn and monetizing it? Continue reading Judge orders LinkedIn to stop blocking third-party use of your data→

Posted in API, CFAA, dmca, hiQ, Law & order, LinkedIn, privacy, Social networks

Toronto woman leads the fight against creepshot image sites

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

There are tools that can help track down and take down stolen and creepshot images of women – but the challenge is a tough one Continue reading Toronto woman leads the fight against creepshot image sites→

Posted in Anon-IB, Law & order, nude images, nude photos, privacy

Latest viral sensation app Sarahah raises concerns about cyberbullying

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

‘My son signed up for an account; within 24 hours someone posted a racist comment on his page including saying that he should be lynched’ Continue reading Latest viral sensation app Sarahah raises concerns about cyberbullying→

Posted in SBN

Sextortionist caught by investigators’ booby-trapped video

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Tor-using man caught when he unwittingly handed over his IP address as he downloaded a video trap from investigators Continue reading Sextortionist caught by investigators’ booby-trapped video→

Posted in SBN

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