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security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
Jul 21, 2026
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security advisory moderate For organizations that run a self-hosted Git platform, it’s no longer just about hosting static code repositories. Today, Git servers are responsible for deployment pipelines, API tokens, SSH keys, package repositories, and the automation scripts that push code directly. Confirm that the upgrade addresses known vulnerabilities but also provides production environments. . That makes them trusted systems within the development environment and attractive targets for attackers looking to move...
Jul 20, 2026
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data privacy automation Every system admin has lived through the same Monday morning ritual. A queue of forty tickets, half of them password resets, permission errors, or disk space warnings that any experienced technician could resolve in under two minutes. The other half require actual judgment. For years, automation promised that software would eventually sort the two apart on its own. That promise is now being tested in production Linux environments. . Early results are reshaping how IT teams think about tier-1...
Jul 17, 2026
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data collection automation You're running a web scraping project to collect pricing data from e-commerce sites. You set up a pool of datacenter proxies, launch your scripts, and within minutes — banned . CAPTCHAs everywhere. Your data pipeline stops before it really begins. . It's a frustrating scenario that plays out daily in ad verification, market research, and multi-account management. The website doesn't know you're doing legitimate research or monitoring. It just sees traffic coming from IP ranges it recognizes as...
Jul 17, 2026
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security advisory social engineering Business Email Compromise used to be a numbers game — mass-blasted emails, broken English, an obvious "URGENT WIRE TRANSFER" subject line. That era is over. Generative AI has turned BEC into a tailored, low-noise operation that mimics writing style, voice, and even video presence. This piece looks at what's actually changed under the hood, what defenders are testing in response, and why so many organizations are still structurally unprepared for it. . The Infrastructure Problem Nobody Wants to...
Jul 17, 2026
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consumer rightslegislationdata privacyWashington State Law: New Data Privacy And Facial Recognition Regulations
Following in the footsteps of their West Coast neighbors, Washington state legislators have introduced legislation to regulate consumer data privacy and the government’s use of facial recognition software. The data privacy bill would give consumers the right to access and delete data collected about them, while the facial recognition legislation would regulate government use of the software. . The Washington Privacy Act mirrors regulations put in place by the European Union’sGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)andCalifornia’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which went into effect just this month. If the bill is signed into law, consumers would have the right to access, delete, correct and move data that companies have collected about them,according to GeekWire. Customers would also have the option to opt out of data collection. The link for this article located at Security Today is no longer available. . California officials unveil new guidelines for data protection and biometric identification, empowering citizens in the tech-driven era.. Data Privacy Regulation, Facial Recognition Legislation, Consumer Rights Washington. . Brittany Day
Jan 17, 2020
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data protectionconsumer rightsdata privacySen. Cantwell's COPRA: Enhancing Federal Consumer Data Privacy Rights
There is a lot to like about U.S. Sen. Cantwell’s newConsumer Online Privacy Rights Act(COPRA). It is an important step towards the comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation that we need to protect us from corporations that place their profits ahead of our privacy. What is your opinion on this bill? We support it! Learn more in an informative EFF article: . The bill, introduced on November 26, is co-sponsored by Sens. Schatz, Klobuchar, and Markey. It fleshes out the framework for comprehensive federal privacy legislation announced a week earlier by Sens. Cantwell, Feinstein, Brown, and Murray, who are, respectively, the ranking members of the Senate committees on Commerce, Judiciary, Banking, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. This post will address COPRA’s various provisions in four groupings: EFF’s key priorities, the bill’s consumer rights, its business duties, and its scope of coverage. . Sen. Harrison's Digital Information Security Act (DISA) seeks to bolster data security measures for individuals.. Consumer Privacy,Federal Privacy Legislation,COPRA,Data Protection,Privacy Rights. . Brittany Day
Dec 04, 2019
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data protectionconsumer rightsprivacy regulationMind Your Own Business Act: New Privacy Regulations Enforcing CEO Penalties
A US senator has introduced a new privacy bill which he claims goes further than the EU’s GDPR, introducing prison sentences for culpable CEOs. What is your opinion on this bill? Learn more: . Introduced by Ron Wyden, the Mind Your Own Business Act would create a national “Do Not Track” system enabling consumers to stop companies from tracking them online, selling or sharing their data, or targeting ads based on personal information. Like the GDPR, it would issue maximum fines of up to 4% of annual revenue to non-compliant firms, but unlike the EU law, could also levy 10-20 year criminal sentences for executives who knowingly lie to the FTC. The link for this article located at Infosecurity is no longer available. . A recent US legislation seeks to enhance privacy safeguards and hold executives responsible, introducing fines for noncompliance.. Mind Your Own Business Act, data privacy regulations, consumer data rights. . Brittany Day
Oct 18, 2019
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data securityconsumer rightsprivacyPrivacy Concerns Regarding License Plate Surveillance Technology
I have a problem with this. These cameras don't just record license plates, but people, bicycles and animals. It indiscriminately records everything, not just traffic accidents. Cameras should not be a substitute for police doing their job. This data is being sold to and used by anyone who wants it - ICE, private citizens, and other government agencies. If you had a detective on the street corner or in front of your house 24/7 recording every vehicle passing by, the time it passed every day in perpetuity and people in the car, people would see that as an invasion of privacy. "I have nothing to hide" is something said by someone in a position of privilege - our landscapers, housekeepers, and others in our neighborhood in the wrong place at the wrong time are being targeted. Please comment below - we'd love to hear what you think. . The link for this article located at Washington Post / CNN is no longer available. . The rise of consumer license plate readers raises significant privacy concerns. While enhancing security, they threaten autonomy by enabling invasive tracking and data collection.. License Plate Readers, Data Privacy, Surveillance Technology, Consumer Rights. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 30, 2019
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data protectionconsumer rightsstate lawsCongressional Action Needed for Effective US Data Regulation
As of May 2019, over 20 US states have introduced bills seeking to regulate data privacy, data security, or some combination of the two. While many of these bills agree in spirit (i.e. privacy good, data collection and usage bad), the various bills are decidedly more divergent as to how to accomplish these objectives. . With the states locked in an arms race to one-up each other on being the most privacy protective, the end result over the next four to five years could be a patchwork of state regulations resulting in not only a compliance nightmare for companies, but also a wildly uneven distribution of privacy rights for consumers. The link for this article located at The Next Web is no longer available. . With jurisdictions fiercely vying to surpass one another in data security regulations, the ensuing environment may evolve into a disordered one.. Data Protection Standards, Privacy Compliance, State Data Laws. . Brittany Day
May 25, 2019
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data protectionconsumer rightscomplianceGDPR's Impact on Global Privacy Regulations and Compliance Challenges
There is no denying the impact of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect on May 25, 2018. We were all witness — or victim — to the flurry of updated privacy policy emails and cookie consent banners that descended upon us. It was such a zeitgeist moment that "we've updated our privacy policy" became a punchline. . Pragmatically, the GDPR will serve as a catalyst for a new wave of privacy regulations worldwide — as we have already seen with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and an approaching wave of state-level regulation from Washington, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Maryland. . The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has sparked a global transformation in privacy laws, pushing nations to enhance their data protection frameworks and adopt similar principles. GDPR Privacy Regulation, Data Protection Laws, Compliance in Privacy, Consumer Privacy Rights. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 29, 2019
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consumer rightsdata privacyconsumer advocacyPrivacy International GDPR Complaints: Experian and Equifax Issues
Privacy International has filed complaints against seven companies including Experian, Equifax and Oracle for alleged contravention of the GDPR.. The rights group is hoping to highlight what it believes is illegal use of customer data, particularly for profiling purposes. It’s part of a wider campaign designed to make it easier for consumers to demand companies delete their data under the new legislation. The link for this article located at InfoSecurity is no longer available. . The rights group is hoping to highlight what it believes is illegal use of customer data, particular. privacy, international, filed, complaints, against, seven, companies, experian, equifax. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 08, 2018
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consumer rightsnet neutralityAT&TAT&T's Continued Breaches of Net Neutrality Regulations
AT&T continues to breach net-neutrality regulations despite an announcement that it would begin offering Apple. The nation The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . The nationThe link for this article located at Wired is no longer available.. at&, continues, breach, net-neutrality, regulations, despite, announcement, would, begin. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 09, 2012
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