Category: Computer Security

Petition: Facebook betrayed us by secretly lobbying for cyber-surveillance bill / Boing Boing

Source: Petition: Facebook betrayed us by secretly lobbying for cyber-surveillance bill / Boing Boing

Posted: October 26, 2015 in Computer, Security

IRS possessed Stingray cellphone surveillance gear, documents reveal | US news | The Guardian

Exclusive: Invoices reveal tax service, 13th federal agency to use secretive dragnet, upgraded device that pretends to be cellphone tower to gather metadata Source: IRS >>>

Posted: October 26, 2015 in Computer, Security

NYPD caught using X-ray vans to search the public, refuses court order to release details | ExtremeTech

The NYPD is fighting to avoid disclosing how it operates its fleet of X-ray vans, but both court decisions and previous law requires that citizens >>>

Posted: October 26, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Security

Drivers are being idiots with Tesla’s new autopilot features

Tesla’s new autopilot features, which offer a basic autonomous driving feature that can change lanes, follow other cars and react to trouble, rolled out to >>>

Posted: October 25, 2015 in Computer, Gadgetry, Robotics, Security

CISA Moves Forward: These 83 Senators Just Voted To Expand Surveillance | Techdirt

Source: CISA Moves Forward: These 83 Senators Just Voted To Expand Surveillance | Techdirt

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Security

Apple tells U.S. judge ‘impossible’ to unlock new iPhones | Reuters

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) told a U.S. judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, >>>

Posted: October 21, 2015 in Computer, Gadgetry, Mobile, Security

Secret code in color printers enables government tracking

Source: Secret code in color printers enables government tracking

Posted: October 20, 2015 in Computer, Security

With goal of universal HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt reaches important milestone | Ars Technica

Free service backed by EFF is now trusted by all major browsers. Source: With goal of universal HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt reaches important milestone | Ars >>>

Posted: October 20, 2015 in Computer, Internet, Security

Western Digital self-encrypting hard drives riddled with security flaws

Encrypted data is often easily recovered, in some cases with no password required. Source: Western Digital self-encrypting hard drives riddled with security flaws

Posted: October 20, 2015 in Computer, Security, Storage

Security firm report: China may already be breaking agreement on hacking | Ars Technica

Crowdstrike accuses China of attempting hacks of pharma, tech firms. Source: Security firm report: China may already be breaking agreement on hacking | Ars Technica

Posted: October 19, 2015 in Computer, Security