Collaborate Disseminate
Smart TVs in millions of homes are using other devices on the same network in order to snitch on everything you watch and everywhere you go. Continue reading Smart TVs are spying on you through your phone
If you checked to see if your social security number was stolen, there’s no need to worry that you’ve signed away your right to join a class action lawsuit. Continue reading Class Action Lawyers Say Equifax Can’t Prevent You From Suing Them
This morning on the stage of TC Sessions: Justice, Matt Mitchell of CryptoHarlem discussed his views on the link between surveillance and minority oppression and the importance of taking a preventative approach to security and privacy. Mitchell, a specialist in digital safety and encryption, is dedicating time to creating Protect Your Org, a free, open source, tool for all organizations… Read More Continue reading Matt Mitchell of CryptoHarlem is building an open source tool to help organizations prepare for data breaches
Part one of two blogs covering a talk given at IRISSCON in November 2016. How much do you really know about EULAs and Privacy Policies?Categories: Conferences
Security worldTags: EULAGoogle PlayIRISSCONprivacysecurityterms of serviceToS(Read more…) Continue reading Always read the EULAAARGH: Part 1
As Pokémon GO becomes available in more and more countries, and is enthusiastically embraced by an increasingly larger number of users, we’re witnessing a wide array of dangers that go hand in hand with playing it. Aside from malware posing as the legitimate app, and the initial error by the developers that resulted in the app gaining full access to players’ Google account, unexpected dangers awaited players in the real world: injuries that came from … More → Continue reading Have you read Pokémon GO’s Terms of Service? You might want to
A study confirms: the biggest lie on the internet is “I have read and accepted these TOS.” 98% also signed off on sharing info with the NSA. Continue reading Users sign away their firstborns on fake social network
Two communications professors have proven what we all anecdotally knew to be true: the overwhelming majority of Internet users doesn’t read services’ terms of service (ToS) and privacy policies (PP), and those few they do, they do it far from thoroughly. Despite this, all click on that button that says “I agree to these terms and conditions.” The test In order to see how many people read these documents before signing up for an online … More → Continue reading “I agree to these terms and conditions” is the biggest lie on the Internet
Last Monday, the long-awaited Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets started being delivered to their buyers. Hopefully, the latter have read the Terms of Service that come with the device and have found them acceptable, but common sense and previous research says that many of them likely haven’t even glanced at them and have simply ticked off the small box next to the claim “Yes, I’ve read them and I agree to them.” Does that equal … More → Continue reading Why you should read the Oculus Terms of Service
The feminist artist who made a popular painting of Donald Trump in the nude ran is being penalized by the social media site. Continue reading The Artist Behind ‘Baby Dick’ Trump Pic Is Now Banned from Facebook