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Estonia says a hacker downloaded 286,000 ID photos from government database

Catalin Cimpanu July 29, 2021

Estonia says a hacker downloaded 286,000 ID photos from government database
Dahua, Hikvision out of security camera industry group

Catalin Cimpanu July 25, 2021

Dahua, Hikvision out of security camera industry group
New EU legislation to ban anonymous cryptocurrency wallets, transfers
Brief New EU legislation to ban anonymous cryptocurrency wallets, transfers

Catalin Cimpanu July 21, 2021

ProtonMail, DuckDuckGo, others ask EU & US regulators to ban surveillance-based advertising

Catalin Cimpanu July 7, 2021

ProtonMail, DuckDuckGo, others ask EU & US regulators to ban surveillance-based advertising
Brave launches search engine that doesn’t track users and searches

Catalin Cimpanu June 22, 2021

Brave launches search engine that doesn’t track users and searches
Google open-sources Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) toolkit

Catalin Cimpanu June 15, 2021

Google open-sources Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) toolkit
Volkswagen discloses data breach impacting 3.3 million Audi drivers

Catalin Cimpanu June 11, 2021

Volkswagen discloses data breach impacting 3.3 million Audi drivers
New Apple privacy features announced at WWDC 2021

Catalin Cimpanu June 8, 2021

New Apple privacy features announced at WWDC 2021
M1RACLES bug impacts Apple M1 chips, but no need to panic

Catalin Cimpanu May 26, 2021

M1RACLES bug impacts Apple M1 chips, but no need to panic
Chinese governments has warned 222 apps to remove data slurping code

Catalin Cimpanu May 21, 2021

Chinese governments has warned 222 apps to remove data slurping code
Android 12 to arrive with a Privacy Dashboard, microphone, and camera indicators

Catalin Cimpanu May 18, 2021

Android 12 to arrive with a Privacy Dashboard, microphone, and camera indicators
A botched server upgrade exposed Eufy video camera feeds to random users

Catalin Cimpanu May 17, 2021

A botched server upgrade exposed Eufy video camera feeds to random users
iOS users are using Apple’s new tracking opt-out feature, ad industry stats show

Catalin Cimpanu May 7, 2021

iOS users are using Apple’s new tracking opt-out feature, ad industry stats show
Most K-12 apps send kids’ personal info to advertisers and other third parties, study finds

Adam Janofsky May 4, 2021

Most K-12 apps send kids’ personal info to advertisers and other third parties, study finds
AirDrop bugs expose Apple users’ email addresses, phone numbers

Catalin Cimpanu April 21, 2021

AirDrop bugs expose Apple users’ email addresses, phone numbers
Academics: Russia deployed new technology to throttle Twitter’s traffic

Catalin Cimpanu April 6, 2021

Academics: Russia deployed new technology to throttle Twitter’s traffic
Google to restrict Android apps from viewing other apps installed on the same device

Catalin Cimpanu April 1, 2021

Google to restrict Android apps from viewing other apps installed on the same device
Booking.com fined €475,000 for reporting data breach too late

Catalin Cimpanu March 31, 2021

Booking.com fined €475,000 for reporting data breach too late
Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS

Catalin Cimpanu March 30, 2021

Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS
Organizations rush to restrict new Slack Connect feature fearing security threats

Catalin Cimpanu March 24, 2021

Organizations rush to restrict new Slack Connect feature fearing security threats