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Did you know that complete strangers, can search Facebook's database for your phone number and find your profile and grab your name, profile picture and more besides? Here is how to stop it. Learn more: https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/ Via Gust MEES 
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Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter today announced WebScaleSQL, a collaborative project bringing the engineers from these companies together to solve challenges working with massive databases. As its name suggests, WebScaleSQL is a custom version of MySQL designed for large scale Web companies. Via Gust MEES
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March 27, 2014 5:15 PM
Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter today announced WebScaleSQL, a collaborative project bringing the engineers from these companies together to solve challenges working with massive databases. As its name suggests, WebScaleSQL is a custom version of MySQL designed for large scale Web companies. . ===> HOW will YOU escape from PRIVACY issues!? <===
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First, I love headlines that stretch the truth a bit. No one outside of Google got their Glass before March of last year. I got mine on the second day they were available, which was ...
So, what would I do if I were Google? Reset expectations. Say “this is really a product for 2020 that we’re gonna build with you.” First release is in 2014, but let’s be honest, if it’s $600 and dorky looking, it’ll be doomed — as long as expectations are so high.
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Security researcher Egor Homakov has discovered a Twitter vulnerability which allows apps to send DMs without requiring explicit user permission. TNW has verified the findings and can ... Via Gust MEES
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Don't want the entire Facebook-using and -abusing population to see your friends list? You could set your friend list to private, but fat lot of good that will do, given a researcher's discovery th...
Irene Abezgauz, a vice president of product management at the security software company Quotium, has discovered a way for any casual visitor, stranger, stalker or troll to see friend lists that their users have set to be private, and that includes any friends who've also set their lists to be private.
Via Gust MEES
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November 27, 2013 11:05 AM
Irene Abezgauz, a vice president of product management at the security software company Quotium, has discovered a way for any casual visitor, stranger, stalker or troll to see friend lists that their users have set to be private, and that includes any friends who've also set their lists to be private.
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The microblogging site adds a new security measure designed to make it harder for organizations like the National Security Agency to uncover its data. Read this article by Donna Tam on CNET News. Via Gust MEES
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As a result of the growing NSA revelations, the social microblogging site is upping its defenses by planning to encrypt its direct messaging Service. Via Gust MEES
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Gust MEES's curator insight,
October 11, 2013 6:41 AM
Make sure your privacy settings are on lock-down. The best way to test that they are is to use Facebook’s “View As” feature to see what a stranger can see when they look at your profile.
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Apple has quickly fixed two lockscreen bugs that it introduced with iOS 7. Via Gust MEES
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September 27, 2013 9:31 PM
Glad they did. I've been worrying myself sick about the ugh-ly buttons...people say they grow on you...perhaps they do...like warts. You've got to live with you've got.
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Too many settings, pages, and updates in Facebook? Safe Profile informs you about the most important safety and privacy issues, all in one place. Do Facebook’s privacy options change too often to keep up? Via Gust MEES
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An infographic detailing which states have the most identity fraud complaints, the most popular strategies used, and some ways to protect yourself. Via Gust MEES
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September 24, 2013 10:17 AM
"Eye-Brow raising Stats & Facts to Wake up & Protect your Privacy, & Stay Safe Online"
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As technology has evolved over the past two centuries, so have our expectations about privacy. This new digital world allows us to connect with each other wi... Via Gust MEES
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July 29, 2013 6:22 AM
A MUST watch video!!!
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Privacy
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July 29, 2013 6:25 AM
A MUST watch video!!!
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Privacy
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Thinking of tweeting about an upcoming holiday? Don’t. Thinking of sharing a photo of your latest grand purchase? Don’t. Thinking of checking in at the airport before your vacation? Don’t. Via Gust MEES, ABroaderView
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July 10, 2013 9:33 PM
Social Media Security Post: Be careful with all the things you post! 
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July 11, 2013 1:13 PM
Never show photos of your vacation while you are on vacation. Always show photos when you get back home. 
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October 15, 2013 2:36 AM
An infographic with some important information we can share with students |
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It was always kind of shady that Facebook let you volunteer your friends' status updates, check-ins, location, interests and more to third-party apps. Overall, the changes could boost confidence in Facebook’s platform and the social network itself, which has struggled in the past with a reputation for spotty privacy. Cross says the conversion rate on people logging in with Facebook has increased 11 percent and believes this means “More people feel comfortable logging in with Facebook.” Learn more: - https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/ Via Gust MEES
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May 2, 2015 10:48 AM
It was always kind of shady that Facebook let you volunteer your friends' status updates, check-ins, location, interests and more to third-party apps. Overall, the changes could boost confidence in Facebook’s platform and the social network itself, which has struggled in the past with a reputation for spotty privacy. Cross says the conversion rate on people logging in with Facebook has increased 11 percent and believes this means “More people feel comfortable logging in with Facebook.” Learn more: - https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/
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Google's purchase of Netst is just the latest step in its plot to take over your digital life. Via Gust MEES
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Those of you interested in preserving your privacy will want to watch out for the mSpy app. When installed on an Android or iOS device, it can track phone calls, location data and ... Via Gust MEES
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November 27, 2013 7:52 PM
WATCH OUT!!! Already more than 1 Million customers!!!
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November 28, 2013 3:16 PM
“There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'.” ― Philip K. Dick
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TED... Via Gust MEES
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November 1, 2013 1:41 PM
George ORWELL ===> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four) … was an #optimist! Watch the #video ===> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHj7jgQpnBM …#Cyberespionage#Privacy
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=PRISM
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Cyberespionage...
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November 1, 2013 1:45 PM
George ORWELL ===>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four) … was an #optimist! Watch the #video ===>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHj7jgQpnBM …#Cyberespionage#Privacy
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=PRISM
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Cyberespionage..
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Facebook just eliminated your ability to block people from searching for you by name. Here's a guide for tweaking what's left. Via Gust MEES
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October 11, 2013 11:01 AM
It's important to note that once you post something on Facebook, or any other social network, it's no longer private, period.
While Facebook makes it fairly easy to control with whom you share information, the best way to keep your information private is to not post it anywhere in the first place.
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Another day, another privacy vulnerability found in iOS. Via Gust MEES
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September 30, 2013 12:33 PM
Israeli researcher Dany Lisiansky uncovered the flaw, and made a video to demonstrate a way to take a victim’s locked iPhone running iOS 7.02, and ===> access their call history, voicemails and entire list of contacts. <=== Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Nobody-is-perfect
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
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September 30, 2013 12:37 PM
Israeli researcher Dany Lisiansky uncovered the flaw, and made a video to demonstrate a way to take a victim’s locked iPhone running iOS 7.02, and ===> access their call history, voicemails and entire list of contacts. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Nobody-is-perfect
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
Gust MEES's curator insight,
September 30, 2013 12:51 PM
Israeli researcher Dany Lisiansky uncovered the flaw, and made a video to demonstrate a way to take a victim’s locked iPhone running iOS 7.02, and ===> access their call history, voicemails and entire list of contacts. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Nobody-is-perfect
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
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It seems there’s a serious privacy bug affecting Google Talk right now, with users reporting that their private conversations are being shared with the wrong recipients. Via Gust MEES
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September 26, 2013 6:37 AM
While the world waits for a fix, it might be wise to hold off from using Google Talk for a while.
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It’s about places, not about tracking When we were building Lokki, we talked to countless people, teenagers, children and adults all over the world. Nobody really wants to be tracked — or track others. Thus, Lokki is about people, places and putting you in charge of your privacy.
Lokki sends you automatic notifications when family members or friends enter or exit certain places — but only if they decide to let you know. Plus you can hide your whereabouts whenever you want to go undercover, or just take a nap. Via Gust MEES
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September 20, 2013 11:28 AM
It’s about places, not about tracking When we were building Lokki, we talked to countless people, teenagers, children and adults all over the world. Nobody really wants to be tracked — or track others. Thus, Lokki is about people, places and putting you in charge of your privacy.
Lokki sends you automatic notifications when family members or friends enter or exit certain places — but only if they decide to let you know. Plus you can hide your whereabouts whenever you want to go undercover, or just take a nap.
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Summer 2013 App Reputation Report to examine the hidden behaviors behind free and paid mobile apps
The cloud-based, fully automated Appthority App Risk Management Service performed static, dynamic and behavioral app analysis on the 400 most popular free and paid apps on the iOS and Android platforms.
Appthority analyzed each app for particular behaviors within a test environment . Highlights from the App Reputation Report are:
- Overall, 83% of the most popular apps are associated with security risks and privacy issues.
- iOS apps exhibited more risky behaviors than Android apps. 91% of iOS apps exhibit at least one risky behavior, as compared to 80% of Android apps.
- 95% of the top free apps and 77.5% of the top paid apps exhibited at least one risky behavior.
- 78% of the most popular free Android apps identify the user's ID (UDID).
- Even though Apple prohibits its developers from accessing the UDID, 5.5% of the tested iOS apps still do.
- 72% of the top free apps track for the user's location, compared to 41% of paid apps.
- Although paid apps already generate revenue when downloaded, 59% of paid iOS and 24% of paid Android apps still support in-app purchasing.
- Furthermore, 39% of paid iOS and 16% of paid Android apps still share data with ad networks.
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Video: In this interview from the 2013 RSA Conference, Bruce Schneier details why there is no privacy on the Internet and how government regulation may restore Internet privacy. Via Gust MEES
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Did you know that complete strangers, can search Facebook's database for your phone number and find your profile and grab your name, profile picture and more besides? Here is how to stop it.
Learn more:
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/