Malwarebytes Privacy World

Google didn’t have a great time of things last time they rolled out a new security feature – I was halfway through drafting a blog on their Password Alert tool when someone found a way to bypass it completely. Their new addition to beefing up the security of accounts comes in the form of an all-in-one Account page, which lets Google users manage security and privacy in one easy to find location: myaccount(dot)google(dot)com This is a vast improvement over the occasional game of “click the link leapfrog” we’ve had to play in the past when attempting to find a specific security feature buried in a hard to find page. “Sign In & Security”, “Personal Info & Privacy” and “Account Preferences” deal with everything from ad settings and account history to signing in and device activity. You can drill down as much as you like, or take the more general overview listed under the Security / Privacy Check-Up banners. I particularly like the Account History section, which organises all of those ..

Every 23rd of April, the world commemorates and celebrates World Book Day, otherwise known as International Day of the Book. During the evening, World Book Night then takes place. Regardless of when you prefer to read, it is no doubt that today is a special day for book lovers and knowledge-seekers alike. In 2014, we reviewed a privacy-centric book entitled “The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy” as a way to celebrate this day. This year, we’re not reviewing one book but two. Both can be finished in one day as they are very short. Let’s begin! Book 1: Make Your Smartphone 007 Smart by Conrad Jaeger One doesn’t have to be James Bond to be worthy of a gadget used for intelligence and counter-intelligence. In this digital age, privacy has become too essential a commodity that some are willing to jump through hoops to protect it. A smartphone that is “Bond smart”, as the book intuits, is free of malicious apps (that may be pre-installed to steal information or spy on you), untrackable, cove..

Who are you, what do you do and who is watching you do it? Three simple questions, posed by a new interactive documentary called Do Not Track. If you’re curious to know exactly what information you’re offering up online when you visit websites, then you’ll want to take part in the interactive portions of their upcoming sessions which run from now until June. Created by Brett Gaylor, the site deep dives into the hidden world of data ticking away under the bonnet of your browsing experience. You may already run privacy tools such as Ad blockers or browser extensions such as Ghostery, but there’s a difference between seeing a list of sites blocked and witnessing first hand where all of your data is going. Episode 1 is called Morning Rituals, and deals with “The trackers, an industry most people can’t see, control or question”. Over the morning, I give away Gigabytes of information about myself - and I give it without being asked. The short, 5 (ish) minute long films mashup looped gifs..

Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo made the news in a big way this week, but unfortunately these weren’t good news for anybody. So what is all this fuss about and what is Superfish? This is the definition from Lenovo prior to the big debacle: Superfish comes with Lenovo consumer products only and is a technology that helps users find and discover products visually. The technology instantly analyzes images on the web and presents identical and similar product offers that may have lower prices, helping users search for images without knowing exactly what an item is called or how to describe it in a typical text-based search engine. This may sound like great new technology but users have to read between the lines: Superfish is a piece of software that came pre-installed on some Lenovo PCs which is able to directly inject ads into your browser as well as intercept encrypted communications (HTTPS) by acting as man-in-the-middle (MitM). The company providing MitM capabilities, Komodia, was ..