Tag-arkiv: privacy

Facebook accidentally accessing your camera

Udgivet den 13. november 2019 by

At this point, why bother? Facebook users, who really should reconsider their life choices right about now, are noticing that Facebook’s iOS app is accessing their iPhone or iPad camera while they’re doing completely unrelated things, like skimming their FB … Læs resten →

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Listening in on other people’s children

Udgivet den 21. august 2019 by

Since apparently someone still thinks this is news, here we go again: Microsoft had third parties listening* in on Xbox recordings, sometimes of children and sometimes of recordings that had been made by mistake. I’ll repeat: Any internet connected camera … Læs resten →

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More good advice for privacy and security

Udgivet den 24. maj 2019 by

From NordVPN, “20 bad Internet behaviors – and how to fix them” is worth a read. I like how NordVPN continues to communicate. And I also like this meme: (from this picture)

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Best browsers for privacy

Udgivet den 19. maj 2019 by

I switched VPN provider to NordVPN and they are a much more communicative company than my previous VPN provider. That’s probably good. They have published a nice article with the best browsers for privacy and security. Interesting read. On my … Læs resten →

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Dating apps and data leakage

Udgivet den 8. oktober 2018 by

What could be worse than having a dating app make it possible for everyone else to pinpoint your current location down to less than a meter? Oh, have it be a dating app for a sexual orientation that is still … Læs resten →

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Laws of surveillance, data and life

Udgivet den 7. oktober 2018 by

I have written about this before, but only in Danish. First law: Everything you write will be read. Everything you say will be heard. Everything you do will be seen. Second law: All data that can be linked will be … Læs resten →

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Smart cars and surveillance

Udgivet den 6. oktober 2018 by

From the thread from a supposed former IT guy as Tesla: any connected car is ripe for data harvesting and you (the consumer) should expect it going forward. on that note, china has a law in place that mandates all … Læs resten →

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Regarding digital evidence

Udgivet den 28. august 2018 by

Following up on the post about piracy and liability, I think we need a serious discussion about digital evidence. I have a big issue with digital evidence, as I know that it is entirely possible to produce data that looks … Læs resten →

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Some piracy, liability and privacy considerations

Udgivet den 27. august 2018 by

Intellectual property piracy is illegal. We can argue about fair use or the European equivalent legal theories, about orphaned work, about what piracy offers of opportunities for licenseholders etc. but there is no doubt that it is illegal. But in … Læs resten →

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How China and the West are different

Udgivet den 24. maj 2018 by

In China facial recognition and ML is used to track criminals, dissidents and built a giant database of who interacts with who. In the West facial recognition and ML is used to track celebrities at the a royal wedding, so … Læs resten →

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