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August, 2019

Websites have been quietly hacking iPhones for years, says Google - MIT Technology Review

Websites delivered iOS malware to thousands of visitors in the biggest iPhone hack ever. There’s no telling who was infected—or who was behind it.

China’s CCTV surveillance network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC reporter | TechCrunch

It took Chinese authorities just seven minutes to locate and apprehend BBC reporter John Sudworth using its powerful network of CCTV camera and facial recognition technology. This wasn’t a case of a member of the media being forcibly removed from the country. The chase was a stunt set up to i…

Credit card privacy matters: Apple Card vs. Chase Amazon Prime Rewards Visa - The Washington Post
Facebook really doesn’t want you to read these emails | TechCrunch

Oh hey, y’all, it’s Friday! It’s August! Which means it’s a great day for Facebook to drop a little news it would prefer you don’t notice. News that you won’t find a link to on the homepage of Facebook’s Newsroom — which is replete with colorfully ill…

Choice Hotels Suffers Data Breach, Exposing 700,000 Customer Records | 2019-08-16 | Security Magazine

Security magazine provides security industry news and trends on video surveillance, cyber security, physical security, security guards, access management and more for security executives and the security industry.

Less than Half of Google Searches Now Result in a Click | SparkToro

We've passed a milestone in Google's evolution from search engine to walled-garden. In June of 2019, for the first time, a majority of all browser-based

WhatsApp Hack Attack Can Change Your Messages
Apple's iPhone FaceID Hacked In Less Than 120 Seconds
United States Patent: 10356024
GitHub - FD-/RPiPlay: An open-source AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. Supports iOS 9 and up.

An open-source AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. Supports iOS 9 and up. - FD-/RPiPlay

Sites using Facebook ‘Like’ button liable for data, EU court rules – EURACTIV.com
REPORT: 82% of People Say They Connect to Any Free WiFi That’s Available in a Public Place | Decision Data
CamScanner is a malicious Android app with more than 100 million downloads in Google Play | Kaspersky official blog

Kaspersky researchers found malware in CamScanner, a text recognition app that was downloaded more than 100 million times from Google Play.

EU governments choose independence from US cloud providers with Nextcloud – Nextcloud

Nextcloud is the most deployed self-hosted file share and collaboration platform on the web. Access & collaborate across your devices. You decide what happens with your data, where it is and who can access it

Installer LineageOS sur son appareil Android - LinuxFr.org

L'actualité du Logiciel Libre et de Linux, sur un site francophone contributif géré par une équipe bénévole par et pour des libristes enthousiastes

Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection
How to Get Around Newspaper Paywalls in 2019 - Black Edge Consulting - Medium

The definitive guide to getting around newspaper paywalls, adwalls, and annoying registration forms

MoviePass database exposes 161 million records | SC Media

An exposed database on a MoviePass subdomain housing 161 million records was left unsecured and exposed credit card and customer card information on at

Daring Fireball: Siri, Privacy, and Trust

We should expect Apple to lead the industry on this front, but in fact, they’re far behind.

Google's anticompetitive Android auction
We Analysed the 527,350 Facebook Ads placed by the US Presidential Candidates. Here Are The Results.

Using the Facebook Ad Library API to reveal how each candidate is using social media to attract voters.

Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries to Discourage Repair - iFixit

By activating a software lock on newer iPhones, Apple is announcing a drastic new policy: only Apple batteries go in iPhones, and only they can install them.

New AirPlay Mirroring Server (Open Source) - Raspberry Pi Forums
There is no evil like reCAPTCHA (v3) — Stoicism & Me

Like many things that starts out as a mere annoyance, though eventually growing into somewhat of an affliction. One particularly dark and...

How to stop Apple from listening to your Siri recordings - 9to5Mac

This step by step guide covers how to stop Apple from potentially listening to your Siri recordings by turning off server-side logging.

Harvard Student Says He Was Barred From U.S. Over His Friends’ Social Media Posts - The New York Times

Ismail Ajjawi, 17, a Palestinian from Lebanon, said he was denied entry after a customs agent took issue with posts written by others.

Le ministère de l’Intérieur migre sur la solution libre Nextcloud
[App] OnePlus 6T Google Camera Port [Fajita]… | OnePlus 6T

This was from the OnePlus 6 Google Camera Port by Arnova8G2 2019: Apirl,20 GCam Adv 2.0 :Gcam_6.2.024_Advanced_V2.0.190420.0415.apk -New APK -Test and com…

If you must run Windows 10...
Sampson sur Twitter : "What happens when you launch Google Chrome for the first time on a Windows 10 machine? When I launched Google Chrome for the first time (and let it sit for a minute), 32 requests were made, and 7.26 MB of data downloaded. https://t.…
Virgin Media sur Twitter : "@_Freakyclown_ Posting it to you is secure, as it's illegal to open someone else's mail. ^JGS" / Twitter
Kasper-Spy: Kaspersky Anti-Virus puts users at risk | c't Magazin

Kaspersky promises security and data protection. However, a data leak allowed third parties to spy on users while they were surfing the web. For years.

GitHub - yeriomin/YalpStore: Download apks from Google Play Store

Download apks from Google Play Store. Contribute to yeriomin/YalpStore development by creating an account on GitHub.

Group sex app leaks locations, pics and personal details. Identifies users in White House and Supreme Court | Pen Test Partners

We've seen some pretty poor security in dating apps over recent years; breaches of personal data, leaking users locations and more. But this one really takes

Facebook hit with new questions over Cambridge Analytica | TheHill

Facebook is facing new questions over its handling of the Cambridge Analytica debacle even after a record settlement with the FTC ended a year-long investigation by regulators into the matter.

Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp - Schneier on Security