Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism­ -- as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone -- ­matters. This isn't sustainable, either for this issue or any of the other policy issues surrounding Internet security. So does society's underlying security needs. We need public-interest technologists.

Cybersecurity 275

Cybersecurity Technology Government Internet 275

Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism -- ­as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone­ -- matters. This isn't sustainable, either for this issue or any of the other policy issues surrounding Internet security. So does society's underlying security needs. We need public-interest technologists.

Cybersecurity 265

Cybersecurity Technology Government Internet 265

Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2018

Add to that the websites we visit that Google tracks through its advertising network, our Gmail accounts, our movements via Google Maps , and what it can collect from our smartphones. Uber used just some of that information to detect one-night stands; your smartphone provider and any app you allow to collect location data knows a lot more.

Surveillance 245

Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Advertising Big data 245

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2019

Attunity data integration and big data management firm exposed a significant amount of sensitive data through unprotected Amazon S3 buckets. Data integration and big data management firm Attunity exposed a significant amount of sensitive data through unprotected Amazon S3 buckets.

Banking 111

Banking Backups Big data Advertising 111

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 23, 2022

In its most north-eastern reaches, those east of the Salmon Falls River—which serves as a dividing line between Vermont and Maine— are protected from having their Internet Service Provider (ISP) sell, share, or grant access to their data without their specific approval. Those west of the river, however, have no such protection.

Data privacy 127

Data privacy Internet Internet VPN 127

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

The internet has been a blessing since its inception. The very concept of globalization has come into existence just because of the internet. The internet brought with it plenty of benefits, but accompanying these benefits came some evils that were previously not known of. They do this by following you on the internet.

Identity Theft 109

Identity Theft Internet Internet Surveillance 109

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2018

The vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11, it was first disclosed last month by Trend Micro and affected all supported versions of Windows. The flaw could be exploited by remote attackers to take control of the vulnerable systems by tricking victims into viewing a specially crafted website through Internet Explorer.

Engineering 75

Engineering Internet Internet Advertising 75