I tend to be a bit of a dog on a bone when it comes to patching your phone. Apple helps its phone owners and usually shoves patches down your throat, whether you want them or not – as long as the phone is still supported. But when it comes to Android phones, it is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Security vendor ESet interviewed 625 business owners and executives to understand their readiness for California’s new privacy law that goes into effect on January 1, 2020. What most businesses are missing is that Nevada’s version of the law goes into effect on October 1, 2019. Most of the respondents were from small businesses, some of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Capital One Breached – 100+ Million Applicants Compromised Among the data compromised are 140,000 US social security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers. Also in the mix were one million Canadian social security numbers plus names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and incomes. The data included applicants who applied between 2005 and 2019. Yes, 15 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Attorney General Barr said that he wants an encryption back door and if it compromises your privacy, well, we are not talking about protecting nuclear launch codes. So we know where he stands. What came as a bit of a surprise is that Facebook says that they are going to build a back door into […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]That’s kind of a loaded question, but still important. After all, you are spending a bunch of money on it; how do you know if you are getting your money’s worth? Or maybe you are not spending very much at all – in that case how do you know if you are adequately protecting your […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apple uses contractors to listen to Siri recordings to figure out whether Siri responded correctly. Apple says that these contractors are under non-disclosure agreements and the Siri conversations are not directly tied to the person’s iPhone or Apple credentials. Still, these people hear about: Confidential medical conversations People having sex Drug deals Other likely illegal […]
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