Bitdefender, the global leader in computer security technology, today announced the launch of Clueful, the world’s first and only app that tells owners of iOS devices which apps may be accessing more information than they need. Clueful, launched May 22 on …
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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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DesLauriers: nabbing tech
spies high priority
A former employee of Akamai Technologies agreed to plead guilty to foreign economic espionage charges for providing trade secrets over an 18-month period to an undercover agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer, according to the FBI.
The prosecution was the first in Massachusetts for foreign economic espionage and only the eighth in the nation, the bureau said in a statement released July 21.
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Julia Angwin / Wall Street Journal:
The Web’s New Gold Mine: Your Secrets — A Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on consumers. First in a series. By Julia Angwin — Hidden inside Ashley Hayes-Beaty’s computer, a tiny file helps gather personal details …