London attack reignites encryption debate, as U.K. govt. says
‘there should be no place for terrorists to hide’
… reports have
since surfaced that the perpetrator, British man Khalid Masood, was using
WhatsApp minutes before he mowed down pedestrians on Westminster bridge and
fatally stabbed a policeman. However,
police so far have indicated that Masood was a so-called “lone wolf” killer,
and there is nothing so far to suggest
that WhatsApp played any direct part in the attack — all we know is
that Masood had checked his WhatsApp account shortly before, according
to a screenshot taken by the Daily Mail.
Yes, they are publicly available. Yes, it is the owners’ responsibility to
protect sensitive data. This is what
happens when owners don’t do their job!
Microsoft yanks Docs.com search after complaints of exposed
sensitive files
Microsoft has quietly removed a feature on its document
sharing site Docs.com that allowed anyone to search through millions of files
for sensitive and personal information.
Users had complained over the weekend on Twitter that
anyone could use the site's search box to trawl through publicly-accessible documents and files stored on the site, which were
clearly meant to remain private.
Among the files reviewed by ZDNet, and seen by others who tweeted
about them, included password lists, job acceptance letters, investment
portfolios, divorce settlement agreements, and credit card statements -- some
of which contained Social Security and driving license numbers, dates of birth,
phone numbers, and email and postal addresses.
For my Computer Security students.
Windows 10 is recording everything you type - here's how to
stop Microsoft tracking you
… It's emerged
that Microsoft's latest computer friendly operating system has been recording
everything you've typed since it first launched without you knowing.
… More than that,
if you've made voice searches, all of your vocal commands and message
dictations have been recorded too.
Cute! This may save
time in my website class.
25 Features Every Business Website Must Have in 2017
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