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  • Slashdot: Swiss Government Looks To Undercut Privacy Tech, Stoking Fears of Mass Surveillance

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/12/0755253/swiss-government-looks-to-undercut-privacy-tech-stoking-fears-of-mass-surveillance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Swiss Government Looks To Undercut Privacy Tech, Stoking Fears of Mass Surveillance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The proposed Swiss government law requiring service providers to collect user identification and retain data poses severe threats to privacy and online anonymity. This has prompted companies like Proton…

  • Krebs on Security: Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum?

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/who-got-arrested-in-the-raid-on-the-xss-crime-forum/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum? Feedly Summary: On July 22, 2025, the European police agency Europol said a long-running investigation led by the French Police resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old administrator of XSS, a Russian-language cybercrime forum with more than…

  • Slashdot: A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/210244/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a significant data breach involving the women’s dating safety app Tea, exposing sensitive user communications and personal information. This incident highlights critical vulnerabilities in user data…

  • Slashdot: VPN Downloads Surge in UK as New Age-Verification Rules Take Effect

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/27/1957211/vpn-downloads-surge-in-uk-as-new-age-verification-rules-take-effect Source: Slashdot Title: VPN Downloads Surge in UK as New Age-Verification Rules Take Effect Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The surge in signups for Proton VPN following the implementation of the UK’s age verification law indicates a growing concern regarding privacy among users. The law’s requirement for explicit content…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: PDFs: Portable documents, or perfect deliveries for phish?

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/pdfs-portable-documents-or-perfect-deliveries-for-phish/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: PDFs: Portable documents, or perfect deliveries for phish? Feedly Summary: A popular social engineering technique returns: callback phishing, or TOAD attacks, which leverage PDFs, VoIP anonymity and even QR code tricks. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cisco’s update to its brand impersonation detection engine enhances email…

  • Slashdot: Psylo Browser Obscures Digital Fingerprints By Giving Every Tab Its Own IP Address

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/2050258/psylo-browser-obscures-digital-fingerprints-by-giving-every-tab-its-own-ip-address Source: Slashdot Title: Psylo Browser Obscures Digital Fingerprints By Giving Every Tab Its Own IP Address Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Psylo is a new privacy-centric browser for iOS that enhances user anonymity by employing innovative isolation techniques for browser tabs, effectively combating digital fingerprinting. This solution offers more…

  • Cloud Blog: How AI & IoT are helping detect hospital incidents — without compromising patient privacy

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/healthcare-life-sciences/detecting-hospital-incidents-with-ai-without-compromising-patient-privacy/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How AI & IoT are helping detect hospital incidents — without compromising patient privacy Feedly Summary: Hospitals, while vital for our well-being, can be sources of stress and uncertainty. What if we could make hospitals safer and more efficient — not only for patients but also for the…

  • Krebs on Security: Proxy Services Feast on Ukraine’s IP Address Exodus

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/06/proxy-services-feast-on-ukraines-ip-address-exodus/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Proxy Services Feast on Ukraine’s IP Address Exodus Feedly Summary: Ukraine has seen nearly one-fifth of its Internet space come under Russian control or sold to Internet address brokers since February 2022, a new study finds. The analysis indicates large chunks of Ukrainian Internet address space are…