Homeland Security is doing what everyone else is doing and buying your location data from the data brokers. That practice started during the last administration and is continuing. It is important to understand that there is nothing illegal about this. If the government wants to compel a carrier to hand over data, they need a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There are two types of companies – those who have been hacked and those that will be. – Former FBI Director Robert Mueller. Some people modified that quote to read – those who have been hacked and those that don’t know that they have been hacked. Which ever version of this saying that you prefer, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Experian Users Say Their Account Has Been Hacked Brian Krebs is reporting that two users have written to him in the last month saying that their accounts at Equifax was hacked. Both users claim to have used strong, unique passwords with password managers. Equifax does not offer MFA (shocking! Actually not, this is Equifax that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I received a letter from a high end accounting firm in New York today warning their clients that check fraud has “increased significantly” and has become “a more prevalent issue”. They recommend that you review bank transactions daily confirming the correct payee and amount. The problem with that strategy is that check images are typically […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Without delving into the politics of Roe v. Wade, the decision and the laws that are happening as a result of the recent Supreme Court decision, bring up some very challenging privacy issues. Automated license plate readers can be found in many places. There is an entire network of tow truck owners that collect license […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Reverse search warrants are warrants that police get when they do not know who they are looking for. There is a case in Denver right now that could, possibly, shed some light on the answer to this question. In this case, two teens burned down a house because, if I remember correctly, they were pissed […]
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