13 Important Privacy and Security Settings in Ubuntu Linux
Learn 13 Linux security best practices you can follow to avoid privacy risks and data leaks.
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Ring Changed How Police Request Door Camera Footage: What it Means and Doesn’t Mean
Amazon Ring has announced that it will change the way police can request footage from millions of doorbell cameras in communities across the country. "Ring’s small reforms invite bigger questions: Why does a customer-focused technology company need to develop and maintain a feature for law enforcement in the first place? Why must Ring and other technology companies continue to offer police free features to facilitate surveillance and the transfer of information from users to the government?"
Everything You Need to Know About Using Tor Browser on Linux
Want to protect your privacy online? Here's how to get started with Tor browser, a free and open-source web browser that helps you browse the web anonymously.
Cheap baby monitors and security cameras – widespread flaw allows remote viewing
New research highlights that cheap baby monitor and security camera vendors prioritize convenience over user security and privacy, building a highly insecure ‘convenience’ feature that allows anyone to remotely view unencrypted video streams into their products.
Microsoft Azure and Canonical Ubuntu Linux have a user privacy problem
Security advisor Luca Bongiorni spun up an Ubuntu Linux instance on Azure and was extremely annoyed to receive a sales message from a Canonical representative three hours later. Say what?? Bongiorni openly voiced his frustration, "WHY [did] MICROSOFT FORWARDED TO UBUNTU THAT I SPUN A NEW VM!?!" Customer privacy, what's that?"
The Home Directory Will be Private in Ubuntu 21.04, What Does it Mean?
Until now, users on the same Ubuntu system could access and read the files in the home directory of other users. This is changing from Ubuntu 21.04 - adding a layer of security and privacy to Ubuntu systems.
Tor Browser 10.0.5
Protect your privacy and defend yourself against network surveillance and traffic analysis with the latest realease of the Tor Browser: 10.0.5. This release updates Firefox to 78.5.0esr and updates Tor to 0.4.4.6.
