Catalin Cimpanu reports: Many brands of webcams, security cameras, pet and baby monitors, use a woefully insecure cloud-based remote control system that can allow hackers to take over devices by performing Internet scans, modifying the device ID parameter, and using a default password to gain control over the user’s equipment [Read More…]
Jennifer Ackerman reports: There’s no silver bullet when it comes to preventing privacy breaches, but Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner says more can be done to reduce the risk. “You can work five or 10 or 20 years to build a good reputation,” said privacy commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski. “One privacy [Read More…]
New Data Shows Law Enforcement Abused Network 143 Times in 2017 San Francisco – Responding to years of investigations and pressure from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the California Attorney General’s Office has overhauled and improved its oversight of law enforcement access to a computer network containing the sensitive personal [Read More…]
Brian Krebs reports: Google in the coming weeks is expected to fix a location privacy leak in two of its most popular consumer products. New research shows that Web sites can run a simple script in the background that collects precise location data on people who have a Google Home [Read More…]