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Critical Vulnerability Can Allow Takeover of Mastodon Servers A critical vulnerability in the decentralized social networking platform Mastodon has been discovered, which could potentially allow attackers to take control of target servers. Mastodon recently announced the release of patches for five vulnerabilities, including two rated as “critical.” The most significant vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-36460,…
Data Privacy Regulations and Meta‘s Threads App Introduction Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has recently launched a new microblogging app called “Threads” in over 100 countries. However, the app has faced challenges in launching in the European Union (EU) markets due to upcoming data privacy regulations. This has led to concerns about…
Privacy Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: Breaking encryption while preserving privacy is ‘magical thinking’ The Threat to Privacy With the growing threat to privacy in the digital age, encryption has become a crucial tool for protecting personal information. One of the leading messaging apps offering encryption is Signal, which has tens of millions of users worldwide. However,…
Data Privacy Concerns Surrounding Meta’s Twitter Competitor A full 20 million people have already signed up for Meta’s new Twitter competitor, but the launch of the service raises significant data privacy concerns. The app, called Instagram Threads, collects a wide range of data from its users, including health information, purchase histories, financial data, location, contact…
UK Public Concerned About Online Safety Bill Introduction London, July 4th, 2023 – The Online Safety Bill (OSB) currently being debated in the House of Lords has stirred up controversy and concern among the UK public. A recent study conducted by Opinium for Element has revealed that the majority of UK citizens do not believe…
Ransomware Criminals Dumping Kids’ Private Files Online after School Hacks The Disturbing Reality of Ransomware Attacks on Schools The recent surge in ransomware attacks on schools has created a distressing situation where confidential documents, including accounts of student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy, and even suicide attempts, are being stolen and dumped online…