The EFF got in touch with the institutions that have the dataset. Some deleted it, while one refused and others didn’t bother to respond. This post appeared first on Naked…
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Let’s Encrypt issues one billionth free certificate
Thanks to this flood of free certificates, the web is a lot more encrypted than it was a few years ago. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…
Redditor can stay anonymous, court rules
The Watch Tower sought to unmask a Jehovah’s Witness who posted its content to show what data the organization collects and processes. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
DHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search
Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out. This post appeared first on Naked Security…
US House and Senate debate new data privacy law
A steady stream of hair-raising revelations about the treatment of users’ data by Facebook, et al. is pushing Congress to do *something.* This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
Sacramento admits to tracking welfare recipients’ license plates
For 2 years, welfare investigators used a huge database of automated license plate reader images to sniff out fraud, without audit or policy. This post appeared first on Naked Security…
“Safer hops for email” – EFF’s plan to cut down on email snooping
STARTTLS is the email command that switches into encrypted mode. EFF just announced “STARTTLS Everyhere” to get everyone on board…