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Meta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture

Meta has settled a Texas lawsuit over gathering biometric data for Facebook's "Tag Suggestions" feature without informed consent.

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Apple fixes Siri vulnerabilities that could have allowed sensitive data theft from locked device. Update now!

Apple has released security updates that patch vulnerabilities in Siri and VoiceOver that could be used to access sensitive user data.

Threat actor impersonates Google via fake ad for Authenticator

Only trust official sources they say, but what happens when a Google vetted ad is for a Google product?

SIEM is not storage, with Jess Dodson (Lock and Code S05E16)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Jess Dodson about SIEM selection, management, and proper data collection.

US senators ask FTC to investigate car makers’ privacy practices

Senators have asked the FTC to investigate the consumer privacy violations by car makers that provide data brokers with information that could be used against them

A week in security (July 22 – July 28)

A list of topics we covered in the week of July 22 to July 28 of 2024

Meta takes down 63,000 sextortion-related accounts on Instagram

Meta has taken down a whopping number of Instagram accounts directly involved in sextortion and more accounts aimed at training scammers

Windows update may present users with a BitLocker recovery screen

After the July Microsoft update some systems boot into a BitLocker Recovery screen. How can you find the key you need?

TracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation

Prepay wireless provider TracFone has been slapped on the wrist to the tune of $16 million for insufficient customer data protection

Google admits it can’t quite quit third-party cookies

Google has taken a new turn in the approach to eliminating third-party cookies. This time it's back to the Privacy Sandbox