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privacy in pictures

In Pictures: 7 commonly overlooked ways to tighten cybersecurity

It's OK to be paranoid about every last detail when it comes to security.

19 Nov | View galleries
In Pictures: 9 iPhone and iPad apps that invade your privacy, and 1 that doesn't

Most iPhone and iPad apps appear harmless and fun, but don't fall for them. Some apps are virtual Trojan horses that swipe personal data when you're not looking. Appthority has put together a list of some of the worst offenders and you may be shocked to learn that a couple of the most popular apps made the list, such as Facebook and Angry Birds Star Wars. Be sure to check out the app at the end of the list for the one most honest.

30 Jan | View galleries
10 scariest hacks from Black Hat and Defcon

Hack week in Vegas During the Black Hat and Defcon conferences in Las Vegas last week, researchers wheeled out their best new attacks on everything from browsers to automobiles, demonstrating ingenuity and diligence in circumventing security efforts or in some cases in exploiting systems that were built without security in mind. Here's a handful of the ones that deserve the most concern.

18 Aug | View galleries

News about privacy

Google+ leak affects 52 million users and G Suite users

Shutdown pushed forward four months to April 2019 after new leak discovered.

Liam Tung | 11 Dec | Read more
UK watchdog hires AI expert to figure out how to audit algorithms that violate EU privacy rules

The UK hires an AI expert to help it decide how to investigate companies that have no idea how their algorithms may have breach data protection laws.

Liam Tung | 21 Nov | Read more
‘Boutiq” scoops top prize at New South Wales Spark Festival’s digi.spark hackathon

Teams of Australia’s brightest developers turned out for the first digi.spark hackathon in Sydney this weekend as part of the New South Wales Spark Festival.

CSO staff | 29 Oct | Read more
Apple’s Tim Cook: GDPR is needed, personal info is “being weaponized against us”

Tim Cook warns of that personal data collection has exploded into a data industrial complex.

Liam Tung | 25 Oct | Read more
Can you have both privacy and innovation?

There are frequent media, TV and radio reports on data-hacks of companies which hold your personal data. These headlines highlight there is a real threat to us as both users and consumers. Hackers see value in data, as do companies who collect the data.

CSO staff | 05 Oct | Read more

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Tutorials about privacy

Mac 911: Does Spotlight reveal other users' files?

Scott Trezza is frustrated with Spotlight in Yosemite:

Glenn Fleishman | 04 Aug | Read more
How to download your entire Google search history

Google recently added another option to its Takeout service that lets you export data from your Google account, and the latest addition is one of the most important: Your Google search history.

Ian Paul | 22 Apr | Read more
Three ways to use BitTorrent Sync to share your files without the cloud

On Tuesday, BitTorrent (the company) launched Sync 1.4, a brand new version of its peer-to-peer file syncing app that makes sharing folders with others a breeze. We have an in-depth hands-on with Sync 1.4 that will teach you how to use the app if you're not familiar with it.

Ian Paul | 27 Aug | Read more
How to Read (and Actually Understand) a Wearable Tech Privacy Policy

When was the last time you read a privacy policy? Any kind of privacy policy? Be honest.

Al Sacco | 15 Aug | Read more
How to create an anonymous email account

A reader recently asked me how they could use aliases in Outlook.com to create an anonymous email account. My answer was simple: you really can't.

Ian Paul | 16 Jul | Read more

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Features about privacy

How Apple's privacy stance could give Google an AI edge

"We at Apple reject the idea that our customers should have to make tradeoffs between privacy and security," said Apple CEO Tim Cook earlier this month during an Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) event where he was honored for corporate leadership. "We can and we must provide both in equal measure."

Matt Kapko | 24 Jun | Read more
U.S. surveillance programs are killing the tech industry

The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, ranked as the most authoritative science and technology think tank in the U.S. (second in the world behind Max Planck Institutes of Germany), has just released its latest report on the impact of the existence and disclosure of the broad NSA national and international spying programs.

Rob Enderle | 13 Jun | Read more
Whose privacy matters most?

No one wants their private information falling into the wrong hands, but this is especially true of the younger generation, as they lack the resources to address such a compromise directly, and parents often don't think to monitor their child's personal records or usage.

Kacy Zurkus | 02 Jun | Read more
Private I: Fire Cannon! Encryption everywhere protects you on the web

Imagine if, with no effort on your part, every web connection you made was secured, even the most ordinary, such as visiting our fair site while not logged in. You might think, why bother when I'm just visiting sites I read or use for reference--sites where there's no personal or financial information to steal?

Glenn Fleishman | 18 Apr | Read more
GoDaddy accounts vulnerable to social engineering and Photoshop

On Tuesday, my personal account at GoDaddy was compromised. I knew it was coming, but considering the layered account protections used by the world's largest domain registrar, I didn't think my attacker would be successful.

Steve Ragan | 20 Mar | Read more

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Whitepapers about privacy

Cloud-Based Security Threats Present Challenges and Opportunities for MSPs

Cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way businesses and consumers use computers and technology and the way Information Technology (IT) professionals manage those resources. While the cloud has delivered a multitude of benefits to technical and non-technical people alike, there have also been significant downsides to reliance on cloud technology, including unplanned outages and even outright cyberattacks and data theft.