From Sky News: Dozens of fake security apps which secretly stole data from users have been discovered on and subsequently removed from Google Play. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro found 36 apps on Google Play which “secretly harvested user data, tracked user location, and aggressively pushed advertisements.” It is not known how many people could have…
Category: Online
Ad targeters are pulling data from your browser’s password manager
Russell Brandom reports: Nearly every web browser now comes with a password manager tool, a lightweight version of the same service offered by plugins like LastPass and 1Password. But according to new research from Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy, those same managers are being exploited as a way to track users from site to…
OKCupid’s rating sinks as users rebel over new ‘real name’ policy
Sarah Perez reports: OKCupid’s users are angry – very, very angry. Just ahead of the new year, the company made a radical change to its policies, and now requires people to use real names instead of an OKCupid username, as before. The change eliminates one of the biggest differentiators between the dating app and rivals…
Cyber Surveillance Firm Founder Defends Company’s Practices
Asaf Shalev reports: In a rare interview, a co-founder of Israel-based cyber surveillance company NSO Group offered a defense of his company, which has been accused of supplying governments with a software used to spy on journalists and dissidents. […] Last year, researchers from the University of Toronto discovered that NSO’s software was used by…