In a rare turn of events, executives at the social media giant Facebook told US Attorney General William Barr that they would not provide law enforcement with access to Facebook Messenger & WhatsApp before a senate hearing regarding encryption scheduled for today.
Twitter Adding More Options For 2FA Authentication
Twitter is adding the ability to choose other methods for two-factor authentication besides receiving a text message (SMS). The alternate methods include using a one time key via an authentication app or a hardware security key.
Severe WhatsApp Vulnerability Discovered & Patched
WhatsApp / Facebook have discovered a new and severe vulnerability affecting users of the WhatsApp messaging software.
FBI Warns Users Of Vulnerabilities In Smart TVs
The FBI recently put out a blog post warning people about how malicious people or organizations could spy on you by way of your smart TV.
Privacy Issue in iPhone 11 Pro Prevents Users from Turning Off Location Data Collection
Well known security expert, KrebsOnSecurity, recently discovered a privacy issue with iPhone 11 Pro. The researcher found that Apple’s latest phone will still continue to collect location data even if you’ve changed the individual settings to disable location data.
US Citizen Arrested for Creating a Gentoo Distribution for ISIS
A 20 year old student from Chicago, Thomas Osadzinski, has been arrested by authorities for lending his coding and Linux abilities to ISIS.
Brave Browser 1.0 Released
WhatsApp / Facebook have discovered a new and severe vulnerability affecting users of the WhatsApp messaging software.
Privacy abusing app “Like Patrol” banned from the Apple app store.
A very controversial Instagram app called Like Patrol has been banned from Apple’s App store. The app let users monitor what posts someone else liked or commented on allowing them to snoop on their significant other or perhaps someone they are stalking.
Facebook secretly turns on your iPhone camera
It’s another day, and another massive privacy violation by Facebook. Apparently, while using the Facebook for iPhone the app can actively use your camera without your knowledge while scrolling through your feed.
Mozilla is Making Firefox Notifications Less Intrusive
Beginning with version 72 of Firefox, Mozilla will be modifying how the browser handles notification requests. In the new version desktop notifications will now appear as an icon in the URL bar that users have to click to see the notification.