“Ex-girlfriend sex video” Facebook scam
Survey scammers love targeting Facebook users, because the social nature of the network makes sure that the scam will be propagated far and wide. The latest of these scams has …
Hackers can find you by tracking your cellphone
Finding out people’s approximate whereabouts by tracing their cellphone signal is something that service providers can easily do, as cellular networks track its …
Secret ad code allows Google to bypass Safari’s “no tracking” settings
Once again, Google has been caught doing something that it shouldn’t be doing: using code in their ads to intentionally bypass the privacy settings of Safari users in …
Imation secures mobile data, identity and workspaces
Imation announced its unified Secure Data, Identity and Mobile Workspace product set, which brings together a combination of encrypted USB storage devices and media, …
Social mobile apps found storing users’ contacts without permission
A week ago, app developer Arun Thampi made public his discovery that Path – a popular iOS app that allows users to keep a journal of their everyday life and share it …
Web-based breach tool for healthcare IT
Healthcare has become one of the most-breached industries, placing hospitals, clinics and health plans under scrutiny of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …
Mozilla wants CAs to stop issuing and revoke MITM certificates
A heated debate has unfolded after Trustwave made public their decision to revoke a subordinate root certificate it issued to a company that allowed it to intercept their …
Best practices for online banking security
There are two common misconceptions about online banking security which are holding financial institutions back from offering their customers the best services possible. …
Tax payers unaware of identity theft risks
While consumers remain concerned about identity theft, there are some common misconceptions about the risk of preparing and submitting their tax documents, and many are …
Privacy pitfalls of online dating
It used to be that you were pretty much anonymous on the Internet if you chose to be, but those halcyon days are now gone, and you should think about whether it’s safe …
Free online privacy tool
Abine released Do Not Track Plus (DNT+), a tool that makes it easy for anyone to see when they’re being tracked online and stop being profiled by social networks, large …
How online communication connects generations
AARP and Microsoft released “Connecting Generations,” a research report that examines how people of all ages are using online communication and social networking …