Tag Archives: NakedSecurity

Research finds that privacy tools don’t work

Posted on November 9, 2011 by in Data loss, Privacy, Uncategorized, Usability

Users can neither understand nor configure tools which claim to improve their privacy, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon. Is there any way we can achieve online privacy? Click here for the full story.

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Anonymous takes down El Salvadoran sites

Posted on November 9, 2011 by in Government, Law & order, Malware, Security, Uncategorized

Anonymous launched DDoS attacks against El Salvador’s government, forcing several websites to be temporarily taken offline. The full story’s here.

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Is Klout stalking your kids?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by in Klout, Privacy, Security, social networks

One parent finds that, thanks to a lack of reliance on opt-in for Klout and Facebook’s Byzantine new platform rules, her son has been accorded a Klout profile without intent nor desire. It could easily happen to your kids, too. Read the story on NakedSecurity.

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