COVID-19 contact tracing applications are privacy snares, Defcon
Two Defcon security conference presentations find the apps launched by the governments consume an unjustifiable amount of data. This spring, several public health authorities and tech giants across the...
View ArticleGoogle Accused of Data Breaches by Australia’s Consumer Watchdog
Australia’s Consumer Watchdog filed a case against the California-based company, accusing the tech giant of misleading users on the collection of personal data and how it is used. Canberra, Australia –...
View ArticlePopular travel apps are exposing sensitive data of millions of users, report
Many of the widely-used ride-sharing and other travel apps out there have major server-side security vulnerabilities. PrivacySavvy research team discovered a group of travel apps leaving their servers...
View ArticleUber-investor backed Airlift fixes OTP vulnerability in its e-commerce store
AirLift is a Pakistani decentralized urban mass transit startup backed by San Francisco-based First Round Capital, which also is an Uber investor. It, in fact, is the world’s first decentralized mass...
View ArticleWorldwide cyberwar break out possibility after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian expertise in digital warfare is so well acknowledged around the globe that it’s been a debating point over the last two electoral cycles in the US. That’s why it was something of a surprise...
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