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Russians need a passport to get a SIM card, a cell number to get a VK account, and the VK account to log into Pornhub. What’s behind this new requirement? Continue reading Russians told to log in to Pornhub using verified social media accounts
We write a lot about the privacy issues of smart speakers in your home – but one device might have saved lives in an alleged hostage situation Continue reading Your gadget could save your life: smart speaker phones police
Blue Global wasn’t a loan company, didn’t safeguard data and sold leads to third parties for $200 each Continue reading FTC slaps $104m judgment on loan application firm
Former sysadmin used a remote Trojan to trash client databases, steal credit cards and masquerade as another employee to make allegations about the company Continue reading When sysadmins attack (again): former worker gets seven years
States join EPIC in pushing back against president’s call for voter data amid concerns about scope and security of the request Continue reading EPIC files restraining order to block voter fraud commission’s data swoop
States join EPIC in pushing back against president’s call for voter data amid concerns about scope and security of the request Continue reading EPIC files restraining order to block voter fraud commission’s data swoop
It’s thought that the case might stem from the arrests made during the protests at Trump’s inauguration when the profiles of some of the more than 200 people arrested were mined for information Continue reading Facebook fights gag prohibiting it from alerting users to search warrants
Great news, right? But is it a waste of time, or a welcome step towards greater privacy? Continue reading Illinois poised to ban geolocation tracking without consent
Some things really, really shouldn’t be turned into IoT devices – including vending machines Continue reading CIA contractors fired for stealing from hacked IoT snack machines
AA members not unreasonably complied when they received an email warning them to change their passwords … but the AA’s servers couldn’t cope Continue reading Who was to blame for what looked like a DDoS attack on the AA? That would be … the AA