sosadmin writes: Twitter today informed user @destructuremal that the State of New York had issued a subpoena for his account information. The account holder, Malcolm Harris of New York City, is an Occupy Wall Street activist who has been involved in movement organizing since at least September 2011. Read more on PrivacySOS. The subpoena says: TWITTER…
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Google responds to privacy policy concerns (updated)
Tony Fromm reports: Google is pushing back against complaints about its new privacy policy, saying users can still prevent the company from linking all the data it collects about them by turning off their search history, by skipping some of Google’s offerings or by using different Google accounts at different times. In a letter to lawmakers who…
‘Counterclank’ Trojan Found in 13 Android Apps
Matt Liebowitz reports: A batch of corrupt Android apps once again has been found lurking in the official App Market, and up to 5 million customers have already had their data stolen right under their noses by the Trojan-hosting apps. Security software maker Symantec identified 13 apps containing “Android.Counterclank,” a Trojan that can silently steal…
Hacking fears: Symantec tells customers to disable software
Jim Finkle reports: Security firm Symantec took the rare step of advising customers to stop using one of its products, saying its pcAnywhere software for accessing remote PCs is at increased risk of getting hacked after blueprints of that software were stolen. The announcement is the company’s most direct acknowledgement to date that a 2006…