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October, 2019

Indian nuclear power plant’s network was hacked, officials confirm | Ars Technica

After initial denial, company says report of “malware in system" is correct.

ExactScan - Mac App Store updates
Renata Ávila: "The Internet of creation disappeared. Now we have the Internet of surveillance and control” | CCCB LAB

An interview with this specialist in human rights, technology and freedom of expression to discuss how today’s societies are advancing to the drumbeat of “digital colonialism”.

Avast fights off cyber-espionage attempt, Abiss | Avast

Avast deploys hardened self-defense and wider intelligence industry collaboration to fight off cyber-espionage attempt, Abiss

Smart Spies: Alexa and Google Home expose users to vishing and eavesdropping – Security Research Labs
System76 Will Begin Shipping 2 Linux Laptops With Coreboot-Based Open Source Firmware
D-Link Home Routers Open to Remote Takeover Will Remain Unpatched | Threatpost

CVE-2019-16920 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code on a target device.

French Liberte Tested by Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Plan - Bloomberg

France is poised to become the first European country to use facial recognition technology to give citizens a secure digital identity -- whether they want it or not.

Opinion | I Used to Fear Being a Nobody. Then I Left Social Media. - The New York Times

My wanting to share every waking thought became eclipsed by a desire for an increasingly rare commodity — a private life.

Firefox Privacy - The Complete How-To Guide | Restore Privacy

Mozilla Firefox is arguably the best browser available that combines strong privacy protection features, good security, active development, and regular updates. In this guide we will explain the different modifications and add-ons to achieve maximum privacy and security with Firefox.

Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center Letting You Track the Trackers - The Mozilla Blog

Today we’re introducing a new feature that offers you a free report outlining the number of third-party and social media trackers blocked automatically by the Firefox browser with Enhanced Tracking Protection.

Gmail Hooked Us on Free Storage. Now Google Is Making Us Pay

As the company whittles away free storage offers and prompts more people to pay, that creates a new revenue stream.

Apple insists it's totally not doing that thing it wasn't accused of: We're not handing over Safari URLs to Tencent – just people's IP addresses • The Register

Cupertino in China Syndrome meltdown

Google, Xiaomi, and Huawei devices affected by zero-day flaw that unlocks root access

Researchers at Google’s security group Project Zero have found an active vulnerability in Android that affects several popular devices including the Pixel 2, Huawei P20 Pro, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. A post from the security group suggests it found the bug last week, and attackers were exploiting it at that moment. The post notes …

Google contractors reportedly targeted homeless people for Pixel 4 facial recognition - The Verge

They need facial scans of people with darker skin

Exclusive: Google owner Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit - Reuters
Vahagn Vardanian ⚡️ sur Twitter : "Have you ever imagine that @facebook is crawling links in your pdf files when you are sending them via messenger? https://t.co/dKDYQVLScd" / Twitter
Under digital surveillance: how American schools spy on millions of kids | World news | The Guardian

Fueled by fears of school shootings, the market has grown rapidly for technologies that monitor students through official school emails and chats

Pop!_OS: The first real Linux desktop
WireGuard removed from Google Play Store, rectification in progress
Matthew Green sur Twitter : "Wait, Apple is sending URLs to Tencent?! https://t.co/uYDEInn6t3 https://t.co/rFDqSxbAoL" / Twitter
Victory! EFF Wins Access to License Plate Reader Data to Study How Law Enforcement Uses the Privacy Invasive Technology | Electronic Frontier Foundation

San Francisco—Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) have reached an agreement with Los Angeles law enforcement agencies under which the police and sheriff’s departments will turn over license plate data they...