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Bluetooth Signals Can Be Abused To Detect and Track Smartphones
Even unpaired smartphones are vulnerable to tracking. According to a study by the University of California San Diego’s engineers,…
MyEasyDocs Exposed 30GB of Israeli and Indian Students PII Data
MyEasyDocs is a Chennai, India based online documents verification platform whose Microsoft Azure server exposed data of over…
Telegram Shared Personal User Data With German Authorities
The popular messenger app has transferred the data of its users to the German Federal Criminal Police Office.…
ExpressVPN Removes VPN Servers in India Rejecting Data Collection Law
The new law requires service providers to store users’ web usage patterns, designated IP addresses, etc. for the…
DuckDuckGo Allows Microsoft Trackers Despite No Tracking Policy – Researcher
The privacy-oriented search engine and browser provider DuckDuckGo has received flak after a researcher identified Microsoft Trackers in…
Facebook to Terminate some Location Tracking Services and Features
The social network giant plans the year’s most extensive bulk data deletion, including wiping out users’ location histories.…
CIA Wants Russians to Share Secret Info with the Agency via its Darknet Site
CIA’s darknet website will be accessible to Russians through the Tor internet browser. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)…
India to Collect User Data from VPNs, Data Centers, and Cloud Service Providers
The Indian government recently passed a new law that mandates all internet service providers to collect and store…
Breast Cancer Charity Exposed Sensitive Images of U.S. Patients
The Ardmore, Pennsylvania-based cancer charity Breastcancer.org suffered a massive data loss impacting thousands of its registered users. The…
What is a VPN and what does data logging by a VPN means?
A virtual private network or simply VPN is a service that protects your privacy online. This article explains…