Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign…
Tag: malware
Avoid the latest fake Flash Player installer for Mac, it’s nasty malware
Macs are not immune to malware, but they are pretty well-protected…
Apple has pushed a security update to MRT, the macOS malware removal tool
Apple has just pushed an update to the macOS malware removal tool MRT…
Beleaguered Facebook heading down a troubled path
The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica saga is not going away quietly, underscored by Mark Zuckerberg’s…
Facebook points fingers Google, Amazon and Twitter for also harvesting user data
Facebook wants users to know that it’s not the only one tracking their every move on the internet…
Beleaguered Facebook may face billions in fines over facial recognition tool storing biometric data without user consent
Facebook could face billions of dollars in fines after a federal judge ruled that the company…
I was one of the very first people on Facebook. I shouldn’t have trusted Mark Zuckerberg
Fourteen years, two months, and eight days ago, I made a mistake…
Facebook AI predicts your future and sells this info to advertisers
Facebook’s artificial intelligence software can predict your future behaviour and sells this information to advertisers…
Android’s trust problem isn’t getting better
Android is used by 2 billion people around the world, tolerated more than loved, and susceptible to major lapses in user privacy and security….
Why there shouldn’t be a ‘next Facebook’
Social media networks are like cigarettes…
Android phone makers skip Google security updates without telling users, researchers say
Android smartphone manufacturers are skipping security patches without notifying users, instead claiming their smartphone’s software is up to date…
Zuckerberg admits Facebook collects data on non-users
We’ve already learned quite a bit from Mark Zuckerberg’s grilling on Capitol Hill….
Facebook is lying about your data
Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress testimony following the Cambridge Analytica breach…
Apple co-founder Woz deactivates Facebook account
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced that he has quit Facebook…
How Facebook lets brands and politicians target users
When Facebook introduced its ad platform in 2007, advertisers could target people using information they had volunteered…
Thousands of hacked websites are infecting visitors with malware
Thousands of hacked websites have become unwitting participants in an advanced scheme…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg was ready to slam Apple if Congress asked him about Tim Cook’s privacy comments
It started when Cook was asked what he would do if he were faced with the problems facing Facebook…
How to remove your Facebook data from macOS
Whether you’re planning on keeping your Facebook account, are debating deleting it, or already have…
Apple CEO Cook: ‘Privacy to us is a human right… a civil liberty’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Washington D.C. Tuesday to testify before Congress about customer privacy…
Should Apple create a social network that doesn’t abuse, but protects user privacy?
Recently, Tim Cook gave multiple interviews on Apple’s commitment to protecting their privacy…
Apple co-founder Woz quits Facebook
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak said he’s leaving Facebook amid concerns about privacy and data violations…
Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook scans the contents of all private Messenger texts
Facebook scans the contents of messages that people send each other on its Messenger app…
Facebook to warn 87 million users that their data ‘may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica’
Facebook will warn these users with a notice atop the News Feed with information about what data of theirs might have been attained…
Mark Zuckerberg and the never-ending stench of Facebook
How do we trust Facebook’s public stances on what they will or won’t do to censor speech, content, or connections with which they don’t agree?
Apple may be the biggest winner from Facebook’s data scandal
In 2014, Apple CEO Tim Cook penned a missive regarding Apple’s approach to privacy….
Mark Zuckerberg blasts Apple CEO Cook’s criticism of Facebook as ‘extremely glib and not at all aligned with the truth’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected Apple CEO Tim Cook’s critique of his company’s business model…
Bad news for those who want Facebook listening in their homes: Facebook delays smart speaker debut amid data privacy scandal
The fallout from Facebook Inc.’s data privacy scandal is spreading…
Apple CEO Cook: Facebook should have self-regulated, but it’s too late for that now
Apple CEO Tim Cook has doubled down on his call for regulation that would limit Facebook…
U.S. FTC will investigate Facebook over privacy or lack thereof
The Federal Trade Commission has an open investigation into Facebook’s growing privacy scandal…
Android malware found inside apps downloaded from Google Play has infected at least a million users
The malware is thought to have infected at least a million users – and potentially many more – as one of the malicious apps was downloaded 500,000 times…
Apple CEO Cook calls for more data oversight, ‘well-crafted regulation’ after Facebook debacle
Executives from Apple Inc and IBM Corp have called for more oversight on how personal data is used…
Facebook has been collecting call history and SMS data from Android devices for years; Apple iOS devices unaffected
I found, contained call-log data for a certain Android device I used in 2015 and 2016, along with SMS and MMS message metadata…
Google claims Android is ‘as safe as the competition’ despite its fragmented, outdated install base
Google’s head of Android security David Kleidermacher claimed in an interview…
New Android malware records ambient audio, fires off premium-rate texts, and harvests files, photos, contacts, and more
The threat is one of the most advanced examples of Android malware Wandera has seen…
Apple’s services are like lousy sex
Apple’s services are often very misunderstood…
Android malware apps with over 1 million downloads slip past Google Play defenses – twice!
Researchers recently found at least 50 apps in the official Google Play market that made charges…
711 million email accounts susceptible to largest-ever spambot; can bypass spam filters; Windows only, Macintosh unaffected
A huge spambot ensnaring 711 million email accounts has been uncovered…
Apple updates XProtect to block new OSX/Leverage malware variant
Following the discovery of a new version of OSX/Leverage, a backdoor first spotted in 2013…
Mysterious Mac malware ‘FruitFly’ has infected hundreds of victims for years
A mysterious piece of malware has been infecting hundreds of Mac computers for years…
Watch out for ‘OSX Dok’ money stealing Mac phishing attack which mimics your online bank
A recently discovered strain of Apple Mac malware has begun mimicking major banking websites…
McAfee says Mac malware continues to grow, but is again mostly adware
McAfee tells us that the growth in Mac malware seen last year has continued into this year…
Mac ransomware author is giving away malicious code to script kiddies
Security researchers have discovered a ransomware variant that targets Macs…
