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Norweigian researcher exposes how a US firm collected his location data
The researcher identified over 75000 data points of his phone being tracked. Here's how he found and exposed the firm behind the scenes.
December 7, 2020
Top 4 Best and Safest Types of Biometrics
The use of biometrics has revolutionized the security game with lots of options available, but what are the safest types of biometrics technology you can use?
December 4, 2020
Robotic vacuum cleaners could be hacked to spy on you
According to researchers, robotic vacuum cleaners can be hacked to spy on users by recording both conversations and music.
November 24, 2020
Online Anonymity – How to Keep Yourself Safe and Unidentified
Online anonymity in contemporary times is a major concept and is used for multiple reasons.
October 6, 2020
India’s COVID-19 surveillance tool exposed millions of user data
The COVID-19 surveillance tool built by the Uttar Pradesh state government has put data of approx. 8 million Indian citizens at risk.
September 23, 2020
Geneva tool lets you bypass censorship by merely doing nothing
How to bypass censorship? Researchers from the University of Maryland are claiming to have the ultimate solution after all.
September 12, 2020
Chinese professor on sensitive projects in US jailed for espionage
Hao Zhang also faced charges related to stealing trade secrets.
September 3, 2020
US Secret Service used ‘Locate X’ to track user location without warrant
Locate X collects location data from smartphone apps.
August 19, 2020
TikTok collected MAC addresses for Android phones against Google’s ToS
TikTok also collected unique identifiers and sent them to Byte Dance, its parent company.
August 12, 2020
US firm accused of secretly installing location tracking SDK in mobile apps
AUS government contractor 'Anomaly Six' has location tracking software hidden in more than 500 mobile apps.
August 11, 2020