Have you downloaded any pirated movies, music or eBooks via a BitTorrent client lately? If yes, then you probably had your IP address logged by copyright cops within three hours of joining a swarm. Opting not to hide your IP behind a VPN or proxy in favor of P2P blocklists doesn’t offer file-sharers much protection from the “massive monitoring” activities by anti-piracy groups. Read more
The IG zeroed in on the IRS Computer Security Incident Response Center, which provides round-the-clock monitoring of IRS networks for cyberattacks and vulnerabilities and for responding to various computer security incidents such as the theft of a laptop computer.
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Yes, Virginia, Big Brother is watching you in social media and storing those “naughty” tweets, posts and comments. After those hot keyword terms put you on the naughty list, unlike Santa’s list, it’s not a redo in a year . . . that info will be stored for five years. The EFF previously warned Big Brother wants to be your online buddy on social networking sites. Read more
While not everyone considers mass surveillance to be Satan, signing online does not automatically forfeit your right to value your privacy. In fact, it’s sickening when alleged ‘white hats’ wear black hats to exploit users in the name of surveillance for security. If a hacker were to engage in net or cell phone surveillance, or breach email, then law enforcement would call that illegal and go on the…
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