Millions of mobile devices with SilverPush powered SDK are constantly listening to SilverPush patented audio beacons (ultrasonic) which are watermarked in Televison ad commercial. A pair is made once a SDK comes in proximity of audio beacon. The individual ID is mapped back to its audience genome and a brand-consumer journey has been started.
SilverPush’s company policy is to not « divulge the names of the apps the technology is embedded, » meaning that users have no knowledge of which apps are using this technology and no way to opt-out of this practice. As of April of 2015, SilverPush’s software is used by 67 apps and the company monitors 18 million smartphones.
SilverPush’s ultrasonic cross-device tracking was publicly reported as long ago as July 2014. More recently, the company received a new round of publicity when it obtained $1.25 million in venture capital. The CDT letter appears to be the first time the privacy-invading potential of the company’s product has been discussed in detail. SilverPush officials didn’t respond to e-mail seeking comment for this article.
Source : Beware of ads that use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC | Ars Technica
Cette soirée historique marque un tournant dans la crédibilité des médias : les vieux médias comme la télévision, à qui les jeunes ne font plus confiance, se sont avérés plus fiables que les réseaux sociaux qui, pour certains, sont le vrai lieu de l’information.
Source : Le 13 novembre : un tournant dans la crédibilité des médias | InaGlobal
We’re piloting a way to search for people’s posts from within their Profiles. You can only search for posts that you can already see on their Timelines.
Source : Facebook may soon let you search individual profile pages (Updated)
A report that police cameras are shipping with Conficker.B preinstalled is testament to the worm’s relentlessness. It’s also troubling because the cameras can be crucial in criminal trials. If an attorney can prove that a camera is infected with malware, it’s plausible that the vulnerability could be grounds for the video it generated to be thrown out of court, or at least to create reasonable doubt in the minds of jurors. Infected cameras can also infect and badly bog down the networks of police forces, some of which still use outdated computers and ineffective security measures.
Source : Police body cams found pre-installed with notorious Conficker worm | Ars Technica
Do you know how many fake female profiles are out there, a guy needs some reassurance that he is talking to who he thinks he is talking to, and not, I shudder to think…
Source : On-duty Secret Service officer thinks he’s sexting a teen, but it’s the cops | Ars Technica
The majority of smartphone owners taking part in an 11-nation survey said they’d rather have their nude pics publicly exposed than their financial information.
Source : Smartphone owners value banking data over their nude pics, survey says | Ars Technica
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Mark Zuckerberg a répondu aux critiques en expliquant que jusqu’au 13 novembre Facebook ne comptait utiliser cette fonctionnalité que pour les catastrophes naturelles
Source : Les Libanais se demandent où est leur «Safety check» sur Facebook | Slate.fr
Aux Etats-Unis et au Royaume-Uni, divers responsables politiques conservateurs invoquent les attentats du 13 novembre pour réclamer un renforcement des lois autorisant la surveillance des réseaux de communication électronique.
Source : Après les attentats du 13 novembre, Jeb Bush demande le rétablissement des pouvoirs de la NSA
ISIS is known to use Telegram, an ephemeral messaging service created by Vkontakte creator Pavel Durov. Telegram allows for the creation of « channels » that can be used to broadcast messages and hold group conversations with up to 200 recipients.
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