Caught up in a maelstrom of controversy over revelations that Path has been uploading iOS users’ address books to their own servers, Path CEO David Morin has spoken out about what’s going to happen now. It’s all good news. Not only is Path taking...Path Apologizes, Issues Update Making Accessing Your Address Book Opt-In
Caught up in a maelstrom of controversy over revelations that Path has been uploading iOS users’ address books to their own servers, Path CEO David Morin has spoken out about what’s going to happen now. It’s all good news. Not only is Path taking...Crypto crack makes satellite phones vulnerable to eavesdropping
Cryptographers have cracked the encryption schemes used in a variety of satellite phones, a feat that makes it possible for attackers to surreptitiously monitor data received by vulnerable devices.
The research team, from ...
Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online
Facebook is still working on deleting photos from its servers in a timely manner nearly three years after Ars first brought attention to the topic. The company admitted on Friday that its older systems for...
Post-IPO, Facebook will have to make privacy investigations public
When it comes to information privacy concerns, Facebook already has a bullseye on its back. That won't change now that Facebook is going public in its highly anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO). But disclosure ru...
New Google privacy policy won’t affect Apps for business, government
The new Google privacy policy that lets the company collect, store, and share user-specific information across Google services apparently will not apply to businesses and governments that have signed contracts to use the Google A...
Europe proposes a "right to be forgotten"
European Union Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed a sweeping reform of the EU's data protection rules, claiming that the proposed rules will both cost less for governments and corporations to administer and si...
UK Cell Company O2 Exposes Customer Phone Numbers To Websites
O2, once Apple’s exclusive cell phone company reseller of iPhones in the UK, has been caught exposing user phone numbers in the headers sent to websites its customers visit while using its 3G network. London-based systems administrator Lewis Peckover discovered the issue yesterday, while..."Reverse robocall" campaign lets citizens phone-blast SOPA supporters
A Web-based civic action site is providing a way for people irate about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) to voice their opinions in a very literal way. Reverse Robocall, a site set up by Shaun Dakin and...
FBI using Carrier IQ info for "law enforcement purposes," refuses to release records
An enterprising advocate for openness in government has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the FBI for all information the agency uses related to Carrier IQ, the company under fire for monitoring...
Apple, Samsung, others sued over Carrier IQ scandal
While the tech world was buzzing last week about Carrier IQ, one group of lawyers was busy preparing a class action complaint. The complaint was filed in Federal Court in Wilmington, Delaware by three local law firms: Sianni & Straite of Wilming...
Carrier IQ hit with privacy lawsuits as more security researchers weigh in
Carrier IQ, the new poster child for (alleged) smartphone privacy violations, has been hit with two class-action lawsuits from users worried about how the company's software tracks their smartphone activity. Carrier IQ, of ...
German regulators seek details on Apple’s use of Carrier IQ
Apple has already made a statement on the company's use of Carrier IQ, saying that "We stopped supporting Carrier IQ [a piece of software that tracks user activity] with iOS 5 in most of our products, and we're going to remove it completely in a fut...
