Researchers at Trend Micro recently revealed that HOLA, a popular free VPN service, failed to mask the digital footprint of its users. While company offers a paid service, users can also opt for the free service where they have to contribute "idle resources" of their computers...
Facebook announced this week that it has developed a tool that can be used to clear one’s browsing history on the platform. The feature, called “clear history”, would allow users to delete all apps and websites they’ve interacted with from their account. The tool is set...
Experts assured software developers this week that the new Access and Assistance Bill will not be used to force them to put malware or backdoors into their employer’s products and services. A Department of Home Affairs staffer who drafted the new laws clarified that a...
Lambda co-founder Lucy Wang recently said that blockchain technology holds the key to the actualization of robust data security for the digital landscape, and hopes that stakeholders become aware that there is a need to implement the technology in data security frameworks to prevent incidents...
Twitter had reportedly exposed by accident the ability to look up an account’s phone number country code which could have been exploited by malicious actors to figure out which country the account is from. It is said that the leak could be disastrous for whistleblowers or...
Mastercard told India’s Reserve Bank this week that that it will be deleting the data of its Indian customers from its global servers, but warned that it may result to the weakening of safety and security overtime. The financial firm also told PTI, Porush Singh,...
Alphabet’s urban innovation arm, Sidewalk Labs, has reportedly partnered with two organizations in Toronto to collect data for its study on the usage of a city park. However, some Smart Cities researchers raised concerns on how the collected data will be used and why the project...
In a recent interview with Fox, Bill Gates said that that it made a lot of sense to impose privacy regulation on the tech industry’s major companies since they get to use an ability to practically identify just about anyone. Gates added that the government should...
Cyber crime experts recently warned against apps that can steal images and other sensitive information, even password-protected ones, from users’ devices. According to investigators, the apps sends the personal data to developers who usually sell them on the gray market. A number of youngsters in...
Hotel company Marriott announced this week that it has put up a website and call centers to address concerns regarding its recent breach which affected the data of around 500 million guests. The call center will be able to cater to different languages. Marriott also said...