Going Down the Spyware Rabbit Hole with SilkBean Mobile Malware
An Android spyware attack was recently discovered that targeted the Uyghur ethnic minority group – since 2013.
Mobile Security – Threatpost
An Android spyware attack was recently discovered that targeted the Uyghur ethnic minority group – since 2013.
Mobile Security – Threatpost
Much-maligned BLU phones have been a privacy and spyware nightmare. Threatpost shares the story of one victim who experienced firsthand a relentless wave of unwanted programs, spyware and frustration.
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My home is my sanctuary.
My computers (and handheld devices) all run free software systems that have been (fairly) tightly buttoned down and secured. My online documents, messaging and emails are handled either on my own servers or by companies dedicated to open source and security.
Is my personal information 100 percent safe and unhackable? No, but it’s pretty good. And it’s about as good as I can get it without making significant sacrifices in the name of privacy.
But eventually I need to leave my home. And that is where things get much more difficult.
Let’s talk, briefly, about the challenges faced when trying to maintain a certain level of personal privacy when traveling around your city.
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Over the years I’ve done a number of—let’s just call them “experiments in computering”—where I attempt to use my computers in such a way that is outside of my comfort zone.
Living entirely in a terminal. Getting rid of all Google software and services. Using nothing but a version of FreeDOS. That sort of thing.
I typically give myself the simple goal of “do it for 30 days, and see how it goes.” In the process, I always learn something—about what I like, about what is possible. And even if I don’t learn a cotton-pickin’ thing of value, it’s still kinda fun—kinda.
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