Researchers have built a proof-of-concept processor that uses secretly stored electrical charge to trigger an ultra-stealthy backdoor.

The latest Facebook scandal should be a long-overdue wakeup call for internet users — because it is not just about Facebook.

The #DeleteFacebook movement may be picking up, as one survey claims 9% of Americans have deleted their accounts.

Millions of people around the world trust Firefox Web browsers on Android, iOS and desktop computers. Fast. Private. Download now!

Botnet operators and cyber-espionage groups (APTs) are abusing the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol that comes with all modern routers to proxy bad traffic and hide their real location from investigators.

Data analytics firm CubeYou uses personality quizzes and apps clearly labeled for "non-profit academic research" to aid marketers in finding customers.

Facebook's Building 8 team approached top hospitals about a data-sharing agreement, but the plan has been put on pause after the Cambridge Analytica data leak scandal.

We need better options that are designed to protect our privacy.

Facebook Inc. scans the links and images that people send each other on Facebook Messenger, and reads chats when they’re flagged to moderators, making sure the content abides by the company’s rules. If it doesn’t, it gets blocked or taken down.

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Under Armour communique et enquête

Europe et Amérique du Nord seulement

L'enfer, c'est les autres ?

Facebook says users own their data and touts its "download your data" tool. But the download doesn't include everything Facebook knows about you.

Since the Cambridge Analytica news hit headlines, calls for users to ditch the platform have picked up speed. Whether or not it has a critical impact on the company’s user base or bottom line, the message from #DeleteFacebook is clear: users are fed up. EFF is not here to tell you whether or not to...

I loved this quote by Tristin Harris in the New York Magazine article The Internet Apologizes … “We cannot afford the advertising business model. The price of free is actually too high. It is literally destroying our society, because it incentivizes automated systems that have these inherent flaws. Cambridge Analytica is the easiest way of explaining... Read more

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Cet article est la traduction de “What should you think about when using Facebook?” écrit par Vicki Boykis le 1er février 2017

Some cybersecurity experts and regular users were surprised to learn about a Chrome tool that scans Windows computers for malware. But there’s no reason to freak out about it.

Facebook said Wednesday that it believes most of its users could have had their public profile scraped by third parties.

The method was similar to the one Netflix uses to recommend movies — no crystal ball, but good enough to make an effective political tool.

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Un rapport inquiétant sur la sécurité du cloud

2,5 milliards d'euros de budget

Politicians cause traffic jams, scapegoat an app.

Facebook has taken the lion's share of scrutiny from Congress and the media about data-handling practices that allow savvy marketers and political agents to target specific audiences, but it's far from alone. YouTube, Google ...

If one takes out all of the defensive posturing (entire paragraph explaining that Twitter, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Google all do the same thing), and the intentionally simplified (cookies, which are identifiers that websites use to know if you’ve visited before), we are left with this:

Facebook tracks virtually every website you visit, as well as usage data from many apps, even if you aren't logged in to facebook or don't have an account. We use this data, and tie it to your identity whenever possible, so we can charge advertisers more money.

More than 1.5 billion sensitive files exposed online publically that including Patent Application, Payroll, Tax Return, Patient List, Copyright Application and Source Code.The data exposed is not by means of any cybercriminal activities, it has been publically available.

Information security won't improve unless chains pay a price for failure.

Amazon and Google have filed patent applications, many still under consideration, that outline how digital assistants can monitor more of what users say and do.

Facebook Inc. said that data on as many as 87 million people, most of them in the U.S., may have been improperly shared with research firm Cambridge Analytica.

After a leaked 2016 memo knocked the staggering giant again.

Facebook quietly saved videos users filmed on the platform but never actually posted.