Collaborate Disseminate
Lying is still illegal, mind you: it was never protected speech. Thus, the new Consumer Review Freedom Act doesn’t protect fake reviews. Continue reading Honest but uncomplimentary reviews protected as Congress outlaws contract gag clauses
…it’s also slurping your location data in the background when you’re not even using the app. As in, “always.” Here’s how to opt out. Continue reading Uber now collecting location data even after you leave a driver’s car
My expiration date: 84; 95 if I correct a whole lot of inaccuracies that I assume are what insurance companies are able to find on Facebook. Continue reading When are you going to die? Ubisoft tool uses Facebook data to tell you
The auto-update server had a flaw, now fixed, that would have let anyone add anything to websites, putting 27% of the entire web at risk. Continue reading The WordPress megahack that wasn’t
A proof of concept attack uses malware to turn headphones into microphones that can eavesdrop from across a room.
Continue reading How your speakers could be turned into eavesdropping microphones
Chrome extension cobbled together by students offers at least one way to tackle ‘fake news’ problems Continue reading Fake news still rattling cages, from Facebook to Google to China
‘Subject, are you still there?’ Jaunty website aims to make clear just how closely our online movements are tracked Continue reading Every move you make, every click you take, we’ll be watching you
Barebones browser available for free in the App Store should also boost performance Continue reading Privacy boost for iOS users as Mozilla launches Firefox Focus
Lawmakers seek to delay controversial rule granting US law enforcment officials wide-ranging freedom to hack computers – wherever they are Continue reading Campaigners bid to delay Rule 41 ‘legal hacking’ bill
KIRO-TV is accusing Office Depot staffers of charging consumers up to $200 to remove non-existent viruses Continue reading Office Depot allegedly running in-store tech support scams