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08/28/2020
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By Franz Walker
South Korea’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange seized due to allegations of extreme fraud
South Korean police have seized Coinbit, one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, following allegations that it was involved in fraud and wash trading. According to a report by the Seoul Shinmum, the Seoul Metropolitan Investigation Department searched and seized several of the company’s premises, including its headquarters in Seoul’s Gangnam district. This came following reports […]
08/17/2020
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By Ralph Flores
Report: Over 500 apps come with hidden tracking software from US government contractor
Hundreds of millions of mobile phones are at risk of being tracked using hidden software from a federal contractor. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Anomaly Six – a Virginia-based company with ties to the U.S. defense and intelligence communities – has put government tracking software in over 500 mobile applications. Anomaly Six said that […]
08/07/2020
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By Franz Walker
Google “accidentally” lets Home smart speakers listen to users
Google “accidentally” enabled a feature on its popular Google Home smart speaker that makes it listen to the sounds of objects in users’ houses. Google Home usually only responds to its active “wake word” – usually “Ok, Google,” “Hey, Google” or similar phrases. However, a supposed “accidental” change that came as part of a recent software […]
08/07/2020
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By Franz Walker
Facebook develops tool to let companies censor workers even as it champions free speech
A new feature that Facebook is looking to add to Workplace, their intranet-style chat and office collaboration app, is raising eyebrows. Should it roll out, it would allow employers to censor certain words and suppress workers’ discussions of certain topics, such as unionization. The feature was revealed during an internal presentation on Wednesday. According to The Intercept, the […]
07/22/2020
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By Ethan Huff
Implantable microchips could soon be “voluntarily” injected into state government employees
The Michigan House has passed a bill to protect the privacy rights of its state government workers, who will soon be given the “option” have implantable microchips injected into their bodies. Sponsored by Rep. Bronna Kahle, the bill aims to address an inevitable future where people are receiving RFID “marks” inside their skin that, if […]
07/21/2020
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By Franz Walker
Experts warns TikTok is spyware for the Chinese regime
Experts are warning that Tiktok, the video-sharing app and social network used by millions of mostly young Americans, cannot be trusted due to its links to China and the suspicious activity demonstrated by the app itself. Critics of TikTok have warned that the app could be used as a spying tool for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and that user’s […]
07/15/2020
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By Franz Walker
New Facebook patent to use TVs, phones to spy on people
A new patent filing shows that Facebook is working on an insidious new way to get smartphones to spy on people. The patent would let it hide audio signals on TVs that would trigger smartphones to start listening in on their owners. According to the filing, published June 14, Facebook would use the system with ads […]
06/16/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
What could do more damage than a nuclear weapon? A hacker
A nuclear attack is terrifying, that much is certain. Both the United States and Russia have pulled out of a decades-old nuclear weapons pact; North Korea continues to test their missile program; and tensions in Iran are putting a lot of people on edge. However, there’s another threat that the world needs to look out for […]
06/01/2020
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By Franz Walker
Arizona sues Google for illegally tracking location data for Android users
The state of Arizona filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Google on Wednesday. According to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, the company illegally tracked Android users’ location data without their consent. According to the complaint, Google continues to keep location data running in the background for certain features even after users have disabled app-specific location tracking. These include […]
05/12/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Hackers can use this Bluetooth exploit to TRACK and IDENTIFY iOS and Microsoft smartphone users, warn security researchers
Researchers say they have found a flaw in Bluetooth communication that leaves many iOS and Microsoft devices open to being tracked. The researchers also warn that the flaw can leak a user’s ID. Devices that are susceptible to hacking include iOS devices such as iPads and Apple watches, Microsoft products like surface tablets and laptops and FitBits. […]
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