The Internet of Toys and Games by @mhbjr for My Security Thoughts
Will law enforcement now send subpoenas for the audio and video recordings from Barbie? Will Mattel be subjected to National Security Letters?
Super Cookies, able to Stomp on your Privacy in a Single Bound
Most of us know about cookie being used to track what websites or searches you have been performing in order to give us web based ads on top or off to the side of your web browsers. This has been going on for a long time and has become a norm for most search engines and others that make their living off of advertising.
Snapchat Admits to Having Given Photos to Law Enforcement
Snapchat Admits to Having Given Photos to Law Enforcement
3 Steps To Keep Down Security's False-Positive Workload
A posting from Dark reading on Steps To Keep Down Security's False-Positive Workload: Security needs to be better automated, but while detecting attackers is great, all too often automation means that security teams are left with chasing down a list of security events that turn out not to be an attack but unexpected system, network, or […]
Take that, hackers! Quasar IV boasts hackproof Android greatness
An Interesting article in C/Net about Quasar IV boasts: The subject of cell phone security haunts every major mobile player, but none so defiantly throws down the gauntlet to data thieves like the smartphone startup QSAlpha and its Quasar IV "cipherphone." A self-funded project launched Tuesday through Kickstarter-like Web site Indiegogo, the Quasar IV runs on a security backbone […]
'Apps act' would make privacy disclosures mandatory
With more than 1.5 million apps now available for Android phones and Apple's iPhone, a congressman is proposing a law that would require mobile app developers to let users know what an app's privacy policies are when it comes to information being shared and the length of time the information is kept by a developer.
NSA Responds To Criticism Over Surveillance Programs
The NSA has hit back after mounting criticism about its ability to intercept Web communications domestically, claiming that reports of its capabilities are "inaccurate and misleading."
Android Phone Numbers Leaked By Facebook App
An interesting article from information week: Facebook has fixed a bug in its Android app, following reports that the app was inadvertently leaking users' phone numbers to the social network. The "privacy leak" was spotted by Symantec, which said that the latest version of Norton Mobile Security, which includes a new Mobile Insight tool that […]
EU's Cybersecurity Strategy gets harsh criticism from data protection advocate
A posting from Naked Security on Cybersecurty Strategy : A top EU data privacy advocate has criticised the European Union's plans to combat cybercrime, saying they don't provide enough protection for personal data. In the same statement, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx suggested that too little attention has been paid to existing regulations and […]