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Apple and Google propose new industry specification for Bluetooth location-tracking devices, to prevent unwanted tracking.
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A boss is bitten in the bottom after being struck by one of the worst crimes in Finnish history, Strava’s privacy isn’t so private, and a private investigator uncovers some TikTok tall tales. All this and much much more is discussed in the … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #319: The CEO who also ran IT, Strava strife, and TikTok tall tales
Back when commercial quadcopters started appearing in the news on the regular, public safety was a talking point. How, for example, do we keep them away from airports? Well, large …read more Continue reading Loudmouth DJI Drones Tell Everyone Where You Are
Elon Musk is still causing chaos at Twitter (and it’s beginning to impact users), are scammers selling your house without your permission, and Google gets stung with a record-breaking fine.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition o… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #298: Housing market scams, Twitter 2FA, and the fesshole
The Strava fitness-tracking app is being used to spy upon members of the Israeli military, tracking their movements at secret bases across the country and potentially even help observe their activities when they travel overseas.
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Trouble brews with the Tim Hortons app, Mandiant gets in a tussle with a Russian ransomware gang, and should good faith security researchers be at risk of prosecution?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “S… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #278: Tim Hortons, avoiding sanctions, and good faith security research
By Deeba Ahmed
The social network giant plans the year’s most extensive bulk data deletion, including wiping out users’ location histories.…
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Four US states have launched a law suit against Google, claiming that the technology giant continued to track users’ location, even when they users had asked it not to. Continue reading Is Google tracking your location even when you think you’ve turned it off? US states sue over “deception”
A feature in Apple’s AirTag location-tracking devices can be abused to deliver malware or steal credentials from the unwitting Good Samaritan who is trying to locate an AirTag’s genuine owner.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Beware poisoned Apple AirTags that exploit unpatched “Lost Mode” flaw
Hundreds of millions of people around the world use dating apps in their attempt to find that special someone, but they would be shocked to hear just how easy one security researcher found it to pinpoint a user’s precise location with Bumble.
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