security
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What To Do When You Get Locked Out Of Your Social Media Accounts
There you are just wanting to get on with some casual Facebooking but all of a sudden you can’t get into your account — and what you thought were your username and password aren’t working any longer. If you find yourself locked out of one of your social media accounts, take a deep breath, and…
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So The AirTag Has Been Hacked Already
Less than two weeks after its highly anticipated launch, Apple’s AirTags have already been hacked and reprogrammed by a security researcher. It’s been a rough entry into the market for Apple’s alternative to the wildly popular Tile tracking device. First with a safety hazard that prompted a number of Australian retailers to pull the item…
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Why The Federal Court Should Throw The Book At Google Over Location Data Tracking
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has had a significant win against Google. The Federal Court found Google misled some Android users about how to disable personal location tracking. Will this decision actually change the behaviour of the big tech companies? The answer will depend on the size of the penalty awarded in response…
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Facebook Won’t Tell You If Your Data Was Leaked Because There’s Nothing You Can Do About It
Facebook didn’t notify any of the more than 530 million users whose details were part of the recent data leak — and does not have any current plans to do so, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday. Following a Business Insider report last week, Facebook confirmed that “malicious actors” scraped more than 530 million…