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Quick, update your HTC

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John Moe
Oct 5, 2011
HTC will release a fix for the huge security risk that we told you about yesterday. The company didn't give a full list of phones affected, but...
Posted In: gps, htc, security, Tech Report
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HTC phones have big security flaw

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John Moe
Oct 4, 2011
Make that a gigantic, gaping security flaw. That's according to a new report from the website Android Police which says the vulnerability exposes...
Posted In: android, htc, privacy, security, Tech Report
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Facebook adding warnings to links that may be malicious

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John Moe
Oct 3, 2011
For years, Facebook has been loaded with bum links that spread virally across the social media platform and take users to malware-infested site....
Posted In: Facebook, malware, privacy, security, Tech Report
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Massive data breach in military medical records

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John Moe
Sep 29, 2011
It happened at a company called Tricare, which provides medical services for active and retired military personnel. The company admitted that...
Posted In: medical records, privacy, security, Tech Report
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OnStar goes on and on and on

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John Moe
Sep 21, 2011
In a new privacy statement, the in-car navigation provider OnStar, says it will collect your tracking and positioning data even if you don't pay...
Posted In: onstar, privacy, security, tracking
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Diginotar is now Digi-no-more

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John Moe
Sep 21, 2011
Diginotar shuts down. That's fast. Diginotar is one of the companies authorized to issue digital certificates for secured transactions on the web....
Posted In: certificates, diginotar, security
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Sony's PlayStation Network, a service with massive privacy and security flaws exposed over the last year, asks users to agree to never ever sue Sony

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John Moe
Sep 19, 2011
Well. Good luck with that. Sony is getting ready to ban users from its Playstation Network if they don't agree to waive their right to collectively...
Posted In: playstation, privacy, security, Sony
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Heidi Klum is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

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John Moe
Sep 15, 2011
McAfee has released its annual list of the most dangerous celebrities on the internet. Heidi Klum is #1. Not because she blows stuff up or hacks...
Posted In: malware, security
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Typosquatting

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John Moe
Sep 13, 2011
That's the term for a security risk resulting from mis-typed email addresses....
Posted In: cisco, privacy, security, typosquatting, vocabulary
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Diginotar hack keeps growing

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John Moe
Sep 6, 2011
Last week we told you about hackers getting into the networks of the Dutch company DigiNotar. While inside, the hackers were able to create fake...
Posted In: certificates, diginotar, Google, privacy, security

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