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Your location or browsing habits could lead to price increases when buying online

Malwarebytes

The name for this method is surveillance pricing, and the FTC has just released initial findings of a report looking into that practice. In July 2024, the FTC requested information from eight companies offering surveillance pricing products and services that incorporate data about consumers characteristics and behavior.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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MY TAKE: Why Satya Nadella is wise to align with privacy advocates on regulating facial recognition

The Last Watchdog

This week civil liberties groups in Europe won the right to challenge the UK’s bulk surveillance activities in the The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Related: Snowden on unrestrained surveillance. Ubiquitous surveillance. It’s a healthy thing that a captain of industry can see this. Advanced use cases.

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

In the headline for a  recent story published by Cybernews , the cybersecurity media outlet said that 16 billion passwords were exposed in a record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable. Take the latest report of a major breach. Sounds scary, right?

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

In the headline for a  recent story published by Cybernews , the cybersecurity media outlet said that 16 billion passwords were exposed in a record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable. Take the latest report of a major breach. Sounds scary, right?

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Cybersecurity Report: June 29, 2015

SiteLock

These files were said to derive from directly targeted NSA surveillance of the communications of multiple French leaders. The OTA evaluated these websites based on criteria in mainly three categories: consumer protection, privacy and security. Follow the SiteLock blog for the latest cybersecurity news.

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Overcoming Compliance Challenges in Cryptocurrency Regulations

Responsible Cyber

Research shows that only 19 out of 60 countries have detailed regulations that cover taxation, AML/CFT, consumer protection, and licensing [1]. Current Global Regulatory Framework Cryptocurrency regulations around the world lack uniformity. Different countries follow different approaches.