Month: January 2020
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryArticles
What Cambridge Analytica Can Teach Us About the 2020 Election
And how to protect yourself from potential influence As we head into the 2020 presidential election season, one thing is…
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29 JanuaryNews
![Photo of Report highlights effects of StockX hack [InputMag]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/StockX-390x220.jpg)
Report highlights effects of StockX hack [InputMag]
Over a year ago, StockX, an extremely popular sneaker and collectibles trading platform, admitted they were hacked. A new report…
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28 JanuaryNews
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Amazon’s Ring App shares personal info with third-party trackers [EFF]
The hits keep on coming with Amazon Ring. The company, which provides cameras for customers to place on the front-facing…
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27 JanuaryNews
![Photo of [UPDATED] Antivirus company Avast found to sell user data [Motherboard]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1580082517166-avast-390x220.jpg)
[UPDATED] Antivirus company Avast found to sell user data [Motherboard]
Update: Days after it was discovered exposed Avast’s subsidiary, Jumpshot, was selling Avast’s browsing data to other companies, the CEO…
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23 JanuaryNews
![Photo of Microsoft exposes over 250M user records [Forbes]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Microsoft-390x220.jpg)
Microsoft exposes over 250M user records [Forbes]
A security research team discovered several unsecure servers containing user support logs and account details of over 250M Microsoft users…
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23 JanuaryVideo
![Photo of Why You May Want to Skip Face ID or Touch ID [VIDEO]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-22-at-12.15.39-PM-390x220.png)
Why You May Want to Skip Face ID or Touch ID [VIDEO]
Touch ID and Face ID are incredibly convenient ways of unlocking your phone. But are they a more secure option…
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22 JanuaryVideo
![Photo of Why the Apple Card is Good for Privacy [VIDEO]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-22-at-10.38.00-AM-390x220.png)
Why the Apple Card is Good for Privacy [VIDEO]
The Apple Card made a splash last year particularly due to its focus on privacy. But is it actually good…
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22 JanuaryVideo
![Photo of What is SIM-Jacking? [VIDEO]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-22-at-10.15.00-AM-390x220.png)
What is SIM-Jacking? [VIDEO]
SIM-Jacking is a new kind of attack that is highly effective. Learn why this attack is one to keep an…
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21 JanuaryNews
![Photo of Hacker leaks passwords of over 500K IoT devices [Threatpost]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/shodan-iot-search-featured-390x220.jpg)
Hacker leaks passwords of over 500K IoT devices [Threatpost]
A hacker who is known to maintain a DDoS-for-hire service (a type of hacking attack) published a list of passwords,…
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20 JanuaryNews
![Photo of LastPass is suffering an outage for longtime customers [ZDNet] [UPDATED]](https://theprivacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lastpass-outage-390x220.png)
LastPass is suffering an outage for longtime customers [ZDNet] [UPDATED]
EDITOR’S UPDATE: After this article was posted, LastPass Support reached out to our associated Twitter account with the following statement.…
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