Tag: privacy
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Think Twice Before Downloading DeepSeek
If you’re at all into technology, you’ve been bombarded by the release of an incredible open-source AI chatbot by the company DeepSeek. The DeepSeek chatbot has (rightfully)put all the big American AI players (OpenAI, Google, Meta, Nvidia, etc.) on the back foot. The DeepSeek models (there are two primary models and six smaller ones) are…
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Car Privacy
With all the technology talk about AI over the past year, some of the weirdness in auto technology (and privacy) seems to have fallen by the wayside. Mercedes First, this Mercedes ad essentially brags about how much a father can learn about his daughter only from her car. While these features are marketed as “helpful”…
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Free Apps and Data Breaches
I’ve talked about the danger of “free” apps before. In short, while there are free apps that are great (primarily open-source software), most free apps are only free because the monetize their users in non-obvious ways. Often times this means having an ad platform (or multiple ad platforms) integrated into the app. Often times the…
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LastPass: Revenge of the Breach
The LastPass breach – as bad as it was – looks like it’s reached worst-case. Now the vaults are (likely) being cracked.
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NSA Best Practices on Network Security
The need for basic network security has led the NSA to create a 9-page PDF with some of the best ways to protect your home (or work) network!
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The Last Chance for LastPass
The latest LastPass breach has caused me to look for other options – here’s why.
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PaaS Attacks Enable More Dangerous Phishing Emails
A new phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) provider will likely lead to a wave of more dangerous and effective phishing messages. Here’s what to know.
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Google’s Plea for Apple to Fix…Android Messaging?
Google’s plea for Apple to adopt a proprietary Google messaging standard will *surprise* not work. And that’s a shame.
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Two Google Moves Towards Privacy
Last month Google began two policies for better privacy and data awareness. One seems largely useless, while the other shows promise in protecting vulnerable people.
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Reminder: Don’t Sell On Amazon
A recent letter from Congress to the Department of Justice offers a good reminder why sellers of physical products should stay away from Amazon.