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

The release of Tails 6.0 brings many improvements that ...
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EC says U.S. privacy rules concerns are baseless

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A European commission official Tuesday termed as "unfounded" U.S. government concerns over privacy rules being considered by the EC. The rules could affect American financial services firms doing business in Europe, in particular their data gathering and transmission activities. "They expressed . . .

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'TiVo is watching you', alleges privacy group

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Hi-tech TV recording service TiVo has been attacked by a leading US privacy group. The Privacy Foundation claims TiVo covertly collects information about users' habits, despite promising not to do so. TiVo has denied the allegation, saying any data recorded is . . .

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Privacy advocates make plea to Echelon committee

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Privacy organisation Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties has submitted its objections to Internet surveillance ahead of a meeting in the European Parliament today. A European parliamentary committee is due to discuss the controversial global surveillance system Echelon and the . . .

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Your E-Hancock Can Be Forged

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A Czech information security firm has found a flaw in Pretty Good Privacy that permits digital signatures to be forged in some situations. Phil Zimmermann, the PGP inventor who's now the director of the OpenPGP Consortium, said on Wednesday that he . . .

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