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Microsoft Office 365 web-based e-mail is leaking out IP addresses in e-mails

A new report has surfaced online exposing a surprising revelation about the web version of the Microsoft Office 365 email. According to the report revealed that Office 365 web app is leaking the IP addresses of its users though email. To be clear, the app is injecting the local IP address of the users inside

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08:11 PM
Jul 26, 2019

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Mozilla Firefox now has enhanced tracking protection, updated Facebook container and more

Mozilla has just announced a significant update to its flagship web browser, the Mozilla Firefox. As part of the announcement, now Firefox will come with enhanced tracking protection by default. In addition to that, the company also revealed improved to its Facebook Container, improvements to Firefox Monitor, and introduction of Firefox Lockwise for password management.

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02:01 PM
Jun 06, 2019

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WhatsApp spyware attack: Here's why you should immediately update WhatsApp

WhatsApp on Tuesday urged its 1.5 billion users to update the messaging app immediately because of a major security bug. The Facebook-owned platform discovered a vulnerability in the code that allowed a spyware to be installed on a user s phone through a WhatsApp voice call, whether the call was answered or not. This spyware

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10:09 AM
May 15, 2019

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Over 27.5 crore Indian citizens personal data left exposed and hijacked: Report

For more than two weeks, records of over 27.5 crore Indian citizens were left unprotected and eventually got hijacked by a hackers group - revealed Security Discovery researcher on Wednesday. According to expert Bob Diachenko, a huge MongoDB database of Indian citizens was left exposed and was publicly accessible on Amazon AWS using Shodan. On

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08:07 PM
May 10, 2019

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Google expands features to offer greater control over data to users

Google will introduce new features across its products such as search and maps over the next few months to provide millions of its users greater control over their data. The US-based company, at its annual Google I/O conference for developers, said it will make easier for its users to manage data in Maps, the Assistant

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PTI

05:07 PM
May 09, 2019

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Android Q Beta 2 released; here is everything new from isolated storage to bubbles

Google has just released the second beta version of its mobile operating system Android. This new update comes weeks after the company initially launched the first version of Android Q. The company shared all the details about the Beta 2 in a dedicated blog post on the Android Developers website. Google revealed that after the

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10:03 AM
Apr 04, 2019

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Android Q Beta is official: Brings privacy improvements, improved share menu and more

Google has just launched the much anticipated first beta version of the next version of its mobile operating system, Android Q. Android Q will be the tenth OS version bringing a number of changes to Android-powered devices in the market. According to the announcement on the Android Developers website, Google stated that Android Q comes

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10:53 AM
Mar 14, 2019

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TikTok unveiled a new safety feature in India

Giving Indian users more account management control on its platform, video-sharing app TikTok on Friday launched a new safety feature that allows them to filter self-defined words in Hindi and English from the comments section. The "Filter Comments" feature would automatically remove up to 30 user-defined words from the comments section. Users can also change

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IANS

05:38 PM
Mar 11, 2019

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shares a vision focused on privacy after all this while

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO, and founder of social networking giant Facebook just took to a Facebook post to share a privacy-focused vision for the platform. It is interesting to note that this vision comes 15 years after the platform launched, which includes countless privacy scandals in recent years. According to the vision, Zuckerberg plans to

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02:33 PM
Mar 08, 2019

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Popular Chinese app TikTok now in child privacy row

The popularity of China-based video social networking app TikTok has risen quickly to become a craze among teenagers, especially in India, but not without its share of controversies. Barely 10 days after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) economic wing Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) called for a ban of the app in India, allegedly for helping spread

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IANS

02:56 PM
Mar 01, 2019

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Millions of Aadhaar numbers and other data leaked by LPG company: Report

A French security researcher has reportedly discovered a security lapse, which exposed millions of Aadhaar numbers of dealers and distributors associated with Indane, an LPG brand in the country. This is not the first time the controversy around Aadhaar and privacy concerns have made headlines. "Due to a lack of authentication in the local dealers

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12:21 PM
Feb 19, 2019

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WhatsApp to add 'Group Invitation System' for iOS and Android users soon

WhatsApp has been constantly working on new features for its platform in an attempt to offer a much better experience. Last year, the messaging platform added a ton of features and the year 2019 is expected to be no different. WhatsApp has lately introduced features like Picture-in-Picture mode, group calling, forwarding restrictions and labeled forwarded

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12:06 PM
Feb 13, 2019

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Apple reportedly sued over time consuming two-factor authentication process

A recent lawsuit filed against Apple accused the two-factor authentication process of the iPhone-maker of being disruptive to users, time-consuming and abusive since it cannot be rolled back to a less safe login method after 14 days. The suit, filed by Jay Brodsky in California, alleged that Apple did not get user consent to enable

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IANS

11:28 AM
Feb 11, 2019

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Germany blocks Facebook’s merger plan, here’s why

Facebook has been in the news for its approach to user privacy. The company recently made headlines when CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the company is planning to merge its messaging systems, including Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram into a single, unified system. Zuckerberg also made clear that the project "to whatever term we end up

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11:14 PM
Feb 08, 2019

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Popular iPhone apps recording user screens without their knowledge

Several popular iOS apps, including Expedia, Air Canada, Hotels.com, and Hollister, have been found recording user screen taps and swipes without informing them, much less asking for their permission, even as Apple has always positioned itself as a champion of security and privacy. "Several popular iPhone apps, from hoteliers, travel sites, airlines, cell phone carriers,

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IANS

02:46 PM
Feb 07, 2019

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Apple issues an apology for the Group FaceTime bug; says that the update will come this week

Apple has issued a formal apology to its users addressing the recent Group FaceTime bug along with a new estimate about the rollout of the patch. According to a recent statement, the company added that the patch will roll out this week and the company has already patched its internal servers to fix the problem.

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Staff

10:35 AM
Feb 04, 2019

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WhatsApp iOS rolls out authentication feature integrating Face ID and Touch ID to lock the app

A new version of WhatsApp for iOS is currently rolling out bringing a new and somewhat anticipated authentication feature. According to the new information, the authentication feature allows iOS users to lock WhatsApp behind another wall of security to prevent unauthorized access to the app. The feature allows both Touch ID for older iOS-powered devices

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Staff

09:50 AM
Feb 04, 2019

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Facebook to merge WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram by 2020, Zuckerberg confirms

A report recently surfaced online stating that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might combine its messaging systems into a single, unified system. Now, the information has been confirmed that the social media giant is planning to merge its WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram platforms, but not this year. The company's CEO made the announcement during Facebook s

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04:54 PM
Jan 31, 2019

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Google+ to stop some features from next week; death scheduled for April 2

Google has just revealed the details about when it will finally kill its Facebook competitor, Google+. The company had previously announced that it is planning to shut down the product but there were no details about the final date. Months after the announcement the company finally updated the support pages for the service adding the

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09:11 AM
Jan 31, 2019

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Android Q may offer support for WPA3, native screen recording, emergency shortcut and more

While Google is yet to reveal the features of the next major Android operating system, a teardown of Android Q s System UI (by 9to5Google) is out, giving a fair idea of new features that would be incorporated. The search giant will introduce the Android Q at its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2019, scheduled

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Staff

02:56 PM
Jan 30, 2019

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