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Shopping, buying train tickets or hailing a cab online help make the everyday easier. In this digital age where more than half of online shoppers save their credit card info on multiple online sites and the industry average for online checkout is ten m… Continue reading Shopping online gets a security upgrade from Mastercard
This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for September 10, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket. This episode was hosted by … Continue reading The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Five Eyes Security Alliance, Google and Your Offline Purchases, Privacy by Default in Firefox
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Google and MasterCard have jointly cut an ad deal to track your retail transactions. So far, we only knew that Google can track out online shopping preferences as we clicked on ads. However, this is quite surprising that it can now keep track … Continue reading Google and MasterCard will track your retail spending under a secret deal
Over a week after Google admitted the company tracks users’ location even after they disable location history, it has now been revealed that the tech giant has signed a secret deal with Mastercard that allows it to track what users buy offline.
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The multimillion dollar data buy allows Google to link what we buy in brick-and-mortar stores to what ads we clicked online. Continue reading Google quietly bought Mastercard credit and debit card records
Last week, the Adams County Government (Wisconsin) announced that personal and tax information on 258,000 individuals had been exposed in a data breach of its “computer system.” The county-issued explanation about the breach on its website … Continue reading 8/20/19, Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Gov. Official Eyed as Insider Threat, NYT Talks Biometric Behavior Data Collection, eWeek Highlights When Employees Support Digital Monitoring
Previous stories here on the proliferation of card-skimming devices hidden inside fuel pumps have offered a multitude of security tips for readers looking to minimize their chances of becoming the next victim, such as favoring filling stations that use security cameras and tamper-evident tape on their pumps. But according to police in San Antonio, Texas, there are far more reliable ways to avoid getting skimmed at a fuel station. Continue reading How to Avoid Card Skimmers at the Pump
While Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi were giving up on their augmented reality startup inside Y Combinator and figuring out what to do next, they saw their batch mates struggling to get even the most basic corporate credit cards — and in a lot of cases, having to guarantee those cards themselves. Brex, their new startup, aims […] Continue reading Brex picks up $57M to build an easy credit card for startups
Retailers and providers of payment networks this week announced they are coming together to form a Secure Payments Partnership (SPP), a coalition dedicated to smoothing implementation of cybersecurity technologies. Founding members of SPP include the … Continue reading SPP Coalition Challenges Payment Card Giants on Cybersecurity
Six global organizations have joined together to launch The Coalition to Reduce Cyber Risk (CR²). CR² members, including AT&T, Cisco, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Mastercard and Microsoft will partner with each other and governments to advance cyber risk… Continue reading New coalition aims to advance cybersecurity across sectors, around the world