The New Oil 1 year ago

#Apple wasn't storing deleted #iOS photos in #iCloud after all

BleepingComputer

Apple wasn’t storing deleted iOS photos in iCloud after all

Security researchers reverse-engineered Apple's recent iOS 17.5.1 update and found that a recent bug that restored images deleted months or ev...

#privacy #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#NorthernIreland police faces £750k fine after exposing staff info

BleepingComputer

Northern Ireland police faces £750k fine after exposing staff info

UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has announced the intention to impose a fine of £750,000 ($954,000) on the Police Service of ...

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #politics

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows

404 Media

Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows

The contract requires repair shops to "immediately disassemble" devices that have parts "not purchased from Samsung."

#privacy #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Sports and #Surveillance

Privacy International

Sports and Surveillance

Sports are a huge part of daily life for billions around the world, a fundamental aspect of the rich tapestry of the human experience.Attending a m...

#privacy #cybersecurity #MassSurveillance

The New Oil 1 year ago

Latest developments with #FacialRecognition technology in the #UK

Privacy International

Latest developments with facial recognition technology in the UK

IntroductionFor years PI has been exposing and advocating against the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) and the grave threats it poses to ...

#cybersecurity #privacy #surveillance #politics #MassSurveillance

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Microsoft outage affects #Bing, #Copilot, #DuckDuckGo, and #ChatGPT internet search

BleepingComputer

Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search

A massive Microsoft outage in some regions affects Bing.com, Copilot for web and mobile, Copilot in Windows, ChatGPT internet search and DuckDuckGo.

#privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Mullvad: "Regarding #Cash Payments (DKK)"

Mullvad VPN

Regarding Cash Payments (DKK)

Danish banks have implemented significant restrictions on how Danish kroner (DKK) used outside Denmark can be repatriated back into Denmark.

#privacy #cybersecurity #VPN #Denmark

The New Oil 1 year ago

#RISCV Now Supports #Rust In The #LinuxKernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.10-RISC-V #cybersecurity #FOSS #Linux #kernel

The New Oil 1 year ago

"How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad #SmartHome security can be"

Ars Technica

How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be

Could you really control someone's hot water with just an email address?

#privacy #cybersecurity #IoT

The New Oil 1 year ago

Chat Apps, Government Ties, and Transparency

Threema

Chat Apps, Government Ties, and Transparency

Over the past days, two popular chat services have accused each other of having undisclosed government ties. According to Signal president Meredith...

#Signal #Telegram #FOSS #cybersecurity #privacy #Threema

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Equilend warns employees their data was stolen by #ransomware gang

BleepingComputer

Equilend warns employees their data was stolen by ransomware gang

New York-based securities lending platform EquiLend Holdings confirmed in data breach notification letters sent to employees that their data was st...

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

The New Oil 2 years ago

#Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on #Firefox and #AI

TechCrunch

Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch

After installing a new interim CEO earlier this month, Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser, is making some major changes to its pr...

#privacy #foss

The New Oil 2 years ago

Mining #Monero

Welcome to The Privacy Dad's Blog!

Mining Monero

Mining Monero can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be.

#privacy #cryptocurrency #crypto #guide