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Cops must get a warrant before looking through cellphone content

The nine judges of the US Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that law enforcement officers can’t search the contents of an arrested individual’s cell phone(s) …

1.3M personal records exposed in Montana data breach

1.3 million people will be notified that hackers gained entry to a State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) computer server, state …

(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 42 released

(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 42 has been released today. Table of contents: Six …

Improperly anonymized taxi logs reveal drivers’ identity, movements

Software developer Vijay Pandurangan has demonstrated that sometimes data anonymizing efforts made by governments and businesses are worryingly inadequate, as he managed to …

Card fraud impacts 1 in 4 consumers worldwide

A global fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries revealed that one in four consumers is a victim of card fraud in the last five years. The study, …

Critical flaw exposes admin passwords of nearly 32,000 servers

Over 30,000 servers with Supermicro baseboard management controllers (BMCs) on their motherboards are offering up administrator passwords to anyone who knowns where to look, …

GCHQ legally intercepts Google, Facebook users’ communications

A successful legal challenge has forced the UK’s top counter-terrorism official to reveal the (until now) secret government policy that allows the GCHQ to intercept …

Privacy, security most likely to drive consumer action

According to a new study by Edelman, among major technology policy issues, security and privacy of personal data was overwhelmingly the largest concern for consumers, ranking …

Microsoft says user content won’t be used for targeted advertising

Microsoft has announced several changes to its Microsoft Services Agreement (MSA), and the most important one is that they have now put in writing that they are not using …

The privacy attitudes of 15,000 consumers from 15 countries

Spanning 15 countries and 15,000 consumers, the the EMC Privacy Index reveals consumers hold viewpoints on privacy that vary widely by geography and the type of activity …

Top 10 most trustworthy online retailers

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) announced today the results of its 2014 Online Trust Audit. Out of nearly 800 top consumer websites evaluated, 30.2 percent made the Honor …

Microsoft battles US search warrant requesting customer emails stored abroad

Microsoft is battling a search warrant that could have a great impact on the future of US tech companies in the global market. Late last year, a federal magistrate judge in …

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