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Virtually All VPNs Are Vulnerable to Novel TunnelVision Attack

A novel attack called TunnelVision has been discovered. It compromises the security of virtually all VPN apps, rendering their purpose useless. The attack manipulates the DHCP server to divert VPN traffic to the attacker, allowing them to read, drop,...
May 13, 2024
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Tails 6.2 Improves Security, Expands Multilingual Support

Tails 6.2 is a new Linux distribution release that expa...
Apr 24, 2024
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Tails 6.0 Released with Critical Security Updates, Big Improvements

The release of Tails 6.0 brings many improvements that ...
Mar 01, 2024
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The spy in your living room

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Set-top boxes can tell corporate HQ what you watched last night and even what you bought online. And now the interactive TV industry wants to sell that data to advertisers. Touted as a possible replacement for both PC and analogue television . . .

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Hitachi Unveils Tiny 'Money Chip'

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Hitachi's new chip can be embedded in currency, and can then tell a computer or other 'reader' whether a bill is real or counterfeit. Hitachi this week unveiled a tiny Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip so small that it can be embedded in money or other documents.. . .

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Identity chip raises privacy concerns

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A tiny new chip from Hitachi could have massive implications for security - and also for your privacy Hitachi has developed a chip that could be woven into paper money to help identify counterfeits, and which could also have wide ramifications for the identification and surveillance technologies.. . .

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Critics Question New Internet Privacy Law

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Although providers of online financial services and others are taking steps to comply with new privacy laws, confusion over the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act extends to companies affected by the legislation and to the government agencies enforcing it. Meanwhile, privacy advocates say . . .

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