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11/22/2024 03:37:06 am

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Chinese courts are now considering information obtained from social media a legal judicial and investigative reference.

Social Media Information is Now a Legal Reference in Court in China

Be careful on what you post on social media as information obtained from these networking sites is now considered a legal judicial or investigative reference in China.

Former NSA agent Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden will Speak Via Live Video at the CeBIT 2015

Topics expected to be covered for this event include data security, encryption and privacy.

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New Software Shows Users If Their Apps are Accessing Their Private Data

This monitoring software informs smartphone users what their apps are doing with their private information.

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Samsung Smart TVs Secretly Listen to Conversations

Samsung smart TVs come with a sneaky terms of service.

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FTC Worried About Internet of Things Personal Information Collection

FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has raised concerns on the vast collection of user's information from Internet of Things devices.

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China Warns Apple to Focus on Security and Privacy

China's Internet regulator Lu Wei has been visiting various U.S. companies this week. In a meeting with Apple's CEO Tim Cook, he warned the company head to maintain focus on security.

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Verizon Wireless Tracks Customer Web Use With Stealth ‘Super Cookies’

The super cookies allow Verizon to monitor and keep tabs on which websites its customers visit, and they can't be erased by the user, or avoided by setting a browser to private or incognito. "Verizon users might want to start looking for another provider," warns The Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Snowden: Facebook, Google ‘Dangerous,’ 'Get Rid' of Dropbox

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden called Facebook and Google "dangerous services" while suggesting people "get rid" of Dropbox and use SpiderOak instead. He also said that iCloud data isn't encrypted.

InvoCode CEO Hammad Akbar

Officials Charge Executive for Making Spying App

The United States Justice department has indicted Hammad Akbar, the chief executive officer of IncoCode, in what officials said is the first criminal case in history that involved the advertisement and sale of a mobile device spyware app.

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Facebook's "Privacy Checkup" is Good for Users

The user can either edit the display options or just simply delete them if they are no longer being used.

Facebook

Is Facebook Invading Your Privacy?

It is astonishing to see the progress of Facebook capabilities in such a short period of time. At one point in time Facebook was just simple social networking tool and now has become equipped with operations and capabilities fit of an elite intelligence agency.

Edward Snowden

Snowden Exposes the U.S.' Most Powwerful Spying Network

It blocks cyber attacks and counterattacks the source of the threat.

PrivateCore

Facebook Boosts Protection of User Data with Purchase of PrivateCore

Facebook intends to use PrivateCore's technology on its servers.

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Google Accidentally Reveals Android Multi-User Support Feature

Latest update will have new features such as a lock screen.

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Blackphone Offers Full Privacy for Smartphones Against Spying

Blackphone is for people who want privacy in their lives.

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