Hacker Finds Hidden 'God Mode' on Old x86 CPUs By Paul Wagenseil Old VIA C3 chipsets have an undocumented RISC coprocessor that gives you root access from userland if you simply type in four bytes.
Facebook Expands GDPR Privacy Protections Outside Europe By Nathaniel Mott Facebook announced that it plans to introduce many of the privacy changes required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25, to users around the world.
ACLU: DreamHost Warrant Is A 'Clear Threat' To The Constitution By Nathaniel Mott DreamHost revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice has demanded that the company hand over the IP addresses of 1.2 million people who visited the #DisruptJ20 website.
Facebook Revamps 'Privacy Basics' User Guide By Nathaniel Mott Facebook updated the interactive guide as part of its efforts to teach people how to use its website.
Netflix Phishing Attack Steals Credit Card Data, Personal Info By Nathaniel Mott FireEye revealed that Netflix users in the United States were recently targeted by a phishing campaign.
Google Tinkers With End-To-End Encrypton In Allo Messenger, Duo Video Chat By Lucian Armasu Google announced two new apps at Google I/O: Allo, which brings built-in AI capabilities and optional end-to-end encryption, and Duo, an end-to-end encrypted video-calling app.
Microsoft Deems Privacy A Fundamental Right, Asks U.S. And EU Governments To Obey It By Lucian Armasu
Verizon Matching Customers' Personal Data To AOL's Tracking Network By Lucian Armasu Verizon will begin merging offline personal data of its wireless customers with the data it gets from AOL by tracking users on 40 percent of the Web.
ECJ Rules EU-U.S. 'Safe Harbor' Agreement Invalid, Delivers Blow To U.S. Mass Surveillance By Lucian Armasu
CJEU Advocate General Calls For End To 'Mass And Indiscriminate U.S. Surveillance' Under EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement By Lucian Armasu
Major Tech Companies Send Letter Decrying Encryption Backdoors To President Obama By Lucian Armasu Tech companies, non-profits and security experts signed a letter against encryption backdoors today.
Microsoft Backtracks On Default 'Do Not Track' Policy For Future Browser Versions By Lucian Armasu Microsoft announced that it will stop enabling the Do Not Track policy by default in its future browser versions.
Opera Acquires SurfEasy VPN To Increase Users' Privacy And Security By Lucian Armasu Opera bought a Canadian VPN provider called SurfEasy to integrate it into its browser and protect its users' privacy with an extra layer of security.
Global Internet Freedom On The Decline In 2014 By Lucian Armasu Internet Freedom declined globally in 2014, as more governments tried to assert control over the Internet.
Ghostery Turns Anti-Tracking Tool Into Full-Blown Privacy Browser By Lucian Armasu The anti-tracking tool Ghostery launched a new privacy-focused browser.