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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

Data collected by the Internet Storm Center dug into “Survival Time History”, which is “calculated as the average time between reports for an average target IP address. The pop up blocker in particular was a big help with the proliferation of adware and spyware plugging into advertising networks.

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$12m Grindr fine shows GDPR’s got teeth

Malwarebytes

Data privacy, and privacy policies, are an “uncool” story for many. Yet much of the bad old days of Adware/spyware from 2005 – 2008 was dependent on bad policies and leaky data sharing. Everyone wants to see the latest hacks, or terrifying takeovers.