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Amazon-Owned Ring App Sending User Data to Third Parties: EFF
US-based digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) has found that Amazon-owned Ring doorbell app is "packed" with third-party tracking, sending out a plethora of customers' personally identifiable information.
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WhatsApp Hires EFF's Nate Cardozo as Privacy Policy Manager
Facebook has roped in Nate Cardozo - a long-time Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) counsel - as the Privacy Policy Manager for WhatsApp.
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PGP, S/MIME Encrypted Emails Can Be Revealed by Client Vulnerabilities, Researchers Say
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recommends users to immediately disable email tools that automatically decrypt PGP-encrypted email.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Slams Tech Firms for Barring Neo-Nazis
Electronic Frontier Foundation said the actions were "dangerous" and threatened free expression online.
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Best Chrome Extensions to Block Ads
Too many ads got you down? Here are the best Chrome extensions to save bandwidth and improve your Internet experience.
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Microsoft Sues Corel Over 'Stupid' Slider Design Patent
Electronic Frontier Foundation, the digital rights group has slammed Microsoft's slider-centric patent, adding that it is the "Stupid Patent of the Month".
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Digital Rights Group Alleges Google Invades Student Privacy
Google is being accused of invading the privacy of students using laptop computers powered by the Internet company's Chrome operating system.
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Encryption, Always Important, Is Now Easy
The computer industry and the US government have embarked on a major campaign to have basic Web encryption more widely adopted.
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In Report on Data Collection Practices, WhatsApp and AT&T Fail the Test
EFF evaluated companies based on factors including their transparency to consumers about data requests and data retention.
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UK Spy Chief Demands More Access to Twitter, Facebook to Thwart Attacks
"The challenge to governments and their intelligence agencies is huge - and it can only be met with greater co-operation from technology companies," said Hannigan.
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Social Networks 'In Denial' on Extremist Use: GCHQ Chief
While Hannigan did not name the firms directly, he said that militants used Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
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Stolen Nude Photos of Stars Find 'Safe Harbour' Online
Websites have been busily pulling the naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other victims of the high-tech theft presumably because they are being notified of copyright violations.
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'Anonymous' Hackers Plead Guilty to Minor Charge in US for Cyber-Attacks
The four hackers each pleaded guilty via telephone to one misdemeanour charge of conspiring to intentionally cause damage to a protected computer.
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Google Reverses Decision to 'Forget' Links to UK's Guardian Newspaper
Separately, Google has not restored links to a BBC article about former Merrill Lynch CEO.
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Microsoft, Other Tech Firms Seek to Halt Overseas Snooping by US
Two phone carriers, Verizon and AT&T, have joined the fight, along with Apple and Cisco.
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Amazon-Owned Ring App Sending User Data to Third Parties: EFF
US-based digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) has found that Amazon-owned Ring doorbell app is "packed" with third-party tracking, sending out a plethora of customers' personally identifiable information.
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WhatsApp Hires EFF's Nate Cardozo as Privacy Policy Manager
Facebook has roped in Nate Cardozo - a long-time Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) counsel - as the Privacy Policy Manager for WhatsApp.
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PGP, S/MIME Encrypted Emails Can Be Revealed by Client Vulnerabilities, Researchers Say
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recommends users to immediately disable email tools that automatically decrypt PGP-encrypted email.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Slams Tech Firms for Barring Neo-Nazis
Electronic Frontier Foundation said the actions were "dangerous" and threatened free expression online.
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Best Chrome Extensions to Block Ads
Too many ads got you down? Here are the best Chrome extensions to save bandwidth and improve your Internet experience.
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Microsoft Sues Corel Over 'Stupid' Slider Design Patent
Electronic Frontier Foundation, the digital rights group has slammed Microsoft's slider-centric patent, adding that it is the "Stupid Patent of the Month".
-
Digital Rights Group Alleges Google Invades Student Privacy
Google is being accused of invading the privacy of students using laptop computers powered by the Internet company's Chrome operating system.
-
Encryption, Always Important, Is Now Easy
The computer industry and the US government have embarked on a major campaign to have basic Web encryption more widely adopted.
-
In Report on Data Collection Practices, WhatsApp and AT&T Fail the Test
EFF evaluated companies based on factors including their transparency to consumers about data requests and data retention.
-
UK Spy Chief Demands More Access to Twitter, Facebook to Thwart Attacks
"The challenge to governments and their intelligence agencies is huge - and it can only be met with greater co-operation from technology companies," said Hannigan.
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Social Networks 'In Denial' on Extremist Use: GCHQ Chief
While Hannigan did not name the firms directly, he said that militants used Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
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Stolen Nude Photos of Stars Find 'Safe Harbour' Online
Websites have been busily pulling the naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other victims of the high-tech theft presumably because they are being notified of copyright violations.
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'Anonymous' Hackers Plead Guilty to Minor Charge in US for Cyber-Attacks
The four hackers each pleaded guilty via telephone to one misdemeanour charge of conspiring to intentionally cause damage to a protected computer.
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Google Reverses Decision to 'Forget' Links to UK's Guardian Newspaper
Separately, Google has not restored links to a BBC article about former Merrill Lynch CEO.
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Microsoft, Other Tech Firms Seek to Halt Overseas Snooping by US
Two phone carriers, Verizon and AT&T, have joined the fight, along with Apple and Cisco.
