Hard Disks As Microphones: The Newest Privacy Intrusion Vector

via the inimitable Thomas Claburn, writing at El Reg and detailing the latest privacy intrusion vector: Physical Hard Disk Drives (HDD) (not applicable to SSD’s). Just astonishing. H/T

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PBS Frontline, The Facebook Dilemma: Parts One And Two

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosecurity.US authored by Marc Handelman. Read the original post at: https://www.infosecurity.us/blog/2018/11/13/pbs-frontline-the-facebook-dilemma-parts-one-and-two
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Bye-Bye, DNA – Hello GSK (and others)

via The Outline author Paris Martineau, comes this tale of opt-in/opt-out, GlaxoSmithKline 23andMe. and of course, The Goods – , your DNA. Which results in a nagging question: Why would I (or you for that matter), agree to hand over my uniquely identi… Continue reading Bye-Bye, DNA – Hello GSK (and others)

The Exploitations of Password Managers, Web Tracker Edition

via Martin Brinkmann writing at his eponymous blog: gHacks Technology News, tells the tale of Password Manager Exploitation by nefarious-minded Web Trackers. Certainly Wednesday’s MustRead, yes?

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AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint: We’re Selling Your Location Data To Prison Tech Company. Nothing To See Here!

Buys your location data, doesn’t seek permission… Time to call your attorney!
via Zack Whittaker, writing at ZDNet’s Zero Day, exposes the selling of mobile device location data (for all customers) to a prison technology-focused organization moniker… Continue reading AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint: We’re Selling Your Location Data To Prison Tech Company. Nothing To See Here!

The Joy of Tech®, ‘What’s Really Going On With Those Laughing Amazon Devices’

Via the two eagle-eyed reporters -  Nitrozac and Snaggy – at The Joy of Tech®!
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