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COVIDSafe App Teardown & Panel Discussion

Troy Hunt

I've written a bunch about COVID-19 contact tracing apps recently as they relate to security and privacy, albeit in the form of long tweets. None of us have any commercial interests in this (we all went through a disclosure process in the video), it's just pure independent, fact-based discussion.

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Indexing Over 15 Million WordPress Websites with PWNPress

Security Affairs

Pingback: Amplifying the Risks In our pursuit of understanding the WordPress ecosystem, we delved into the realm of active pingbacks, a mechanism used by WordPress sites to notify other sites when they link to their content. At PWNPress, we want to reassure our users that we prioritize privacy and data protection.

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GUEST ESSAY: Australia’s move compelling VPNs to cooperate with law enforcement is all wrong

The Last Watchdog

When government agencies and international intelligence groups pooled together resources to gather user data, the VPN’s encryption seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel. Related: California enacts pioneering privacy law. You know, this revolutionary idea called “privacy” Anyone?

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How to Prevent Malware Attacks: 8 Tips for 2023

IT Governance

This is a type of fraud in which bogus messages appear as though they have come from a genuine source and encourage the user to follow a link or download an attachment. Cyber criminals include bogus links on these platforms that direct visitors to a compromised website. A subset of this is social network spam.

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News alert: Voxel AI increases funding to $30M, aims to transform industrial workplace safety

The Last Watchdog

In order to protect workers’ privacy, Voxel’s AI ethics policy means that no facial recognition or identification of individuals is permitted in their systems. For more information, visit [link] or follow via LinkedIn and X. Watch Rite-Hite’s Always Looking Ahead video to learn more.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

By doing this, an organization retains necessary business information while saving money and resources by disposing of unnecessary information that would otherwise drive up the cost of storage, data migration, and litigation. resumes, personnel files, video/call recordings). 4 Consumer Protection Privacy Act. Conclusion.

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Stalkerware Installations Up 60% in 2019

Adam Levin

Stalkerware apps (also called spouseware ) are designed to track and stream personal information on a target user’s phone, including photos, videos, email, phone calls placed, SMS communications, and location data. A battery that is quickly depleted may indicate the presence of a hidden application using system resources.