Facebook’s Logging of Android Users’ Calls and Texts Adds To Privacy Concerns
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Malware 'SonicSpy' Sneaks Into Google Play Store; Records Calls, Takes Photos and Sends Texts
Trak.in (blog) Google Play Store and Android are often plagued with malwares, and usually Google is quick in releasing software fix to upgrade the security in Android smartphones. WannaCry ransomware was probably the last largest threat to PCs and electronics in … |
Beware bogus ‘WhatsApp subscription ending’ emails and texts
You ultimately decide what links you click on, and whether you hand over your passwords and payment card details. Always think twice, because the wrong decision could prove costly.
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NSA ends surveillance tactic that pulled in citizens’ emails, texts
The U.S. National Security Agency will no longer sift through emails, texts and other internet communications that mention targets of surveillance.
The change, which the NSA announced on Friday, stops a controversial tactic that critics said violated U.S. citizens’ privacy rights.
The practice involved flagging communications where a foreign surveillance target was mentioned, even if that target wasn’t involved in the conversation. Friday’s announcement means the NSA will stop collecting this data.
“Instead, this surveillance will now be limited to only those communications that are directly ‘to’ or ‘from’ a foreign intelligence target,” the NSA said in a statement.
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