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

Zero Day

Handling data breaches Despite the tendency to proclaim that the sky is falling with every report of a data leak, breaches do occur, and they can impact you.  Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.  million, a 10% increase from the previous year.

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

Zero Day

Handling data breaches Despite the tendency to proclaim that the sky is falling with every report of a data leak, breaches do occur, and they can impact you.  Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.  million, a 10% increase from the previous year.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 223 – News of the week

Security Affairs

The Problem With the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act. Israel surveillance firm NSO group can mine data from major social media. Poland and Lithuania fear that data collected via FaceApp could be misused. Experts spotted a rare Linux Desktop spyware dubbed EvilGnome.

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MY TAKE: Apple users show strong support for Tim Cook’s privacy war against Mark Zuckerberger

The Last Watchdog

Shoshana Zuboff lays out how and why control of online privacy has become a linchpin to the current state of wealth distribution in her 2019 New York Times Book of the Year, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for A Human Future At the New Frontier of Power. It’s critical that they openly discuss these fundamental consumer rights.”.

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IVPN review: This VPN takes privacy to the next level

Zero Day

I went through the report, which mostly showed that they haven't handed over any user data despite getting several orders to do so.    Even if data collection is your primary concern, IVPN operates a clean zero-logs policy.

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I changed 10 settings on my Fire TV for better performance and fewer distractions

Zero Day

Disable unnecessary tracking After implementing the above step, you may be wondering what other types of data tracking or collection Amazon does in the background that puts strain on your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. Fortunately, you can disable most of this unnecessary surveillance to reduce background tasks and reclaim some speed.

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Understanding the Florida Digital Bill of Rights

Centraleyes

The Florida Privacy Act attempts to give consumers the right to opt out of sharing their data for targeted online ads, which are often collected and sold by companies to advertisers. Florida is now reigning in on the big tech world with a newly enshrined “Florida Digital Bill of Rights.” Two Strikes and… In!