Dell provides cert removal tool // Facebook quiz privacy nightmare Dell apologizes for HTTPS certificate fiasco, provides removal tool
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/dell-apologizes-for-https-certificate-fiasco-provides-removal-tool/ Dell officials have apologized for shipping PCs with a certificate that made it easy for attackers to cryptographically impersonate HTTPS-protected websites and issued a software tool that removes the transport layer security credential from affected machines. = = = That "most used words" Facebook quiz is a privacy nightmare https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/that-most-used-words-facebook-quiz-is-a-privacy-nightmare/ Over 16 million people have agreed to give up almost every private detail about themselves to a company they likely know nothing about just to play a quiz ... The app, like many Facebook quiz apps, is a privacy nightmare. Here's a list of the info quiz players have to disclose to Vonvon.me: Name, profile picture, age, sex, birthday, and other public info Entire friend list Everything you've ever posted on your timeline All of your photos and photos you're tagged in Education history Hometown and current city Everything you've ever liked IP address Info about the device you're using including browser and language - - - And the associated privacy policy really, seriously sucks. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so. My opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
