A Belgian court yesterday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users who do not have a Facebook account. If the US company refuses to comply, it faces fines of up to €250,000 (£177,000 or ~$267,500) per day.
Source : Facebook must stop tracking Belgian users in two days or be fined ~$267K daily | Ars Technica
Android apps are more likely than iOS apps to share with a third party personally identifying information such as name (73% of Android apps vs. 16% of iOS apps) and email address (73% vs. 16%). For location data, including geo-coordinates, more iOS apps (47%) than Android apps (33%) share that data with a third party.
The UK home secretary, Theresa May, confirmed today that the UK government will seek to force all ISPs to retain a record of your Web browsing history for the previous year, even though the existence of tools like Tor and VPNs can make such data useless.
Source : In the UK, Web browsing history must now be stored for a year | Ars Technica
The court held that our complaint did not plausibly allege that the NSA was monitoring our or other plaintiffs’ communications.
You can also add additional, optional information that is tailored for you based on where you are if you enable Location History in the Facebook app
Source : A More Useful Notifications Tab on Mobile | Facebook Newsroom
Instant Checkmate is a public records search engine that gives you the power to perform online background checks instantly.
Source : Online Personal Background Check Service | Search Anyone
You can’t have a back door in the software because you can’t have a back door that’s only for the good guys
Source : Apple CEO Defends Encryption, Opposes Government Back Door – Bloomberg Business
To protect the integrity of our methods and processes, we often won’t be able to explain how we attribute certain attacks to suspected attackers.
Source : Notifications for targeted attacks
Yes, it’s good to be able to see what the company keeps. But it’s also a stark reminder of just how much it has in the first place.
Source : How to listen to (and delete) everything you’ve ever said to Google | Technology | The Guardian
It’s a lot easier now because everything is connected
Source : How Soviets used IBM Selectric keyloggers to spy on US diplomats | Ars Technica
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