Google Collects Location Data from Android Users Even With Service Disabled – Report
Android phone users may turn off their location services settings, take out their SIM card or restore their device to factory settings, but Google still collects their location data, according to a new report. For the past 11 months, devices running on Android software have been sending “Cell ID codes,” which contain data on the addresses of nearby cellular towers, … Continue reading
Google Spying: Voice Assistant Records and Keeps Conversations You Have Around Your Phone
You would be forgiven for thinking that your private conversations were just that, but Google’s Voice Assistant could be recording everything you say. The feature is designed to allow users to talk to enabled gadgets to search the web, launch apps and use other interactive functions. As part of this process, Google keeps copies of clips made each time you … Continue reading
Privacy Watchdog Says Microsoft Used Personal Data of Windows 10 Users Without Permission
Microsoft has come under fire from a Dutch privacy watchdog over claims the tech giant collected data from personal computers using its Windows 10 package. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) alleges that Microsoft has been using its marquee operating system to collect information on users’ web surfing behavior so as to target them with personalized ads and recommendations. The … Continue reading
How Google is Secretly Recording You and Storing Collected Data
DID you know that Google has been recording you without your knowledge? The technology giant has effectively turned millions of its users’ smartphones into listening devices that can capture intimate conversations – even when they aren’t in the room. If you own an Android phone, it’s likely that you’ve used Google’s Assistant, which is similar to Apple’s Siri. Google says … Continue reading
How the CIA Secretly Collects Our Biometric Data Revealed by WikiLeaks
The WikiLeaks whistleblowing platform released on Thursday a new batch of classified documents about the tools used by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to secretly collect biometric data from US liaison services. According to the whistleblowing site, the released documents show one of the cyber operations the CIA conducts against liaison services which includes among many others the National … Continue reading
WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Project Designed to take Control of Webcams and Microphones
Details of the CIA’s Dumbo project, a system that manipulates devices such as webcams and microphones on Microsoft Windows-operating systems, have been published by WikiLeaks. The program also corrupts video recordings, according to the leaked documents. The whistleblowing organization released the files as part of its Vault 7 series on the CIA’s hacking capabilities. According to Wikileaks, the technology is … Continue reading
After Edward Snowden Warning Phone Companies Have Now Introduced Non-Removable Batteries, WHY?
In 2014 US whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the National Security Agency and GCHQ could turn on smartphones remotely, even when they were switched off. Now, three years later, several smartphone manufacturers have started introducing non-removable batteries. Is it a coincidence? In June 2013, Snowden revealed the NSA was collecting the phone records of millions of Verizon customers in the US … Continue reading
Millions of US Voters Data Hits Dark Web Marketplace
Taking to an underground marketplace called RaidForums, a dark web vendor going by the pseudonym “Logan” has reportedly sold millions of voter records from nine states. The records include voters’ first, middle and last names, voter IDs, birth dates, voter status, party affiliations, residential addresses and a slew of other details, according to Dark Reading. The stolen data reportedly came … Continue reading
Hackers Gain Access to Millions of Social Security Numbers, 10 States Affected
A security breach in the Kansas Department of Commerce has exposed millions of Social Security numbers from people across 10 states to hackers. Many other accounts were also attacked. Identifying information of millions of people in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Oklahoma and Vermont are in the hands of hackers, according to an open records request by a … Continue reading
CIA Can Watch You While You Browse; How the CIA Can Hack Your Router
Wi-Fi routers typically sit in dusty corners of homes and offices, quietly transmitting internet accessibility to computers, tablets and phones in its immediate vicinity. However, these unpretentious devices are a goldmine for hackers – and were specifically targeted by the US Central Intelligence Agency, the latest Wikileaks release has revealed. The release is the latest instalment of Wikileaks’ “Vault7” series, … Continue reading
