ESNI: A Privacy-Protecting Upgrade to HTTPS
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/09/esni-privacy-protecting-upgrade-https
https://blog.cloudflare.com/esni
#esni #https
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/09/esni-privacy-protecting-upgrade-https
https://blog.cloudflare.com/esni
#esni #https
Electronic Frontier Foundation
ESNI: A Privacy-Protecting Upgrade to HTTPS
Today, the content-delivery network Cloudflare is announcing an experimental deployment of a new web privacy technology called ESNI. We’re excited to see this development, and we look forward to a
Microg official release updated to v0.2.6.13280
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.2.6.13280
Version bump to 13.2.80
Fix issues with Google Voice and Google Contacts Apps (thanks @voidstarstar)
Fix crashes in some apps that use Maps API (thanks @armills)
Fix SafetyNet for supported devices (thanks @sualk-27o)
Fix issue with push messaging registrations not being properly stored
Fix issue with push messaging in some apps
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/commits/master
#microg
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.2.6.13280
Version bump to 13.2.80
Fix issues with Google Voice and Google Contacts Apps (thanks @voidstarstar)
Fix crashes in some apps that use Maps API (thanks @armills)
Fix SafetyNet for supported devices (thanks @sualk-27o)
Fix issue with push messaging registrations not being properly stored
Fix issue with push messaging in some apps
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/commits/master
#microg
GitHub
microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore
Implementation of Play Services Core package. Contribute to microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore development by creating an account on GitHub.
Google is working on “Portals” to revamp browsing mobile websites
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-portals-revamp-browsing-mobile-websites/
#portals #amp #web
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-portals-revamp-browsing-mobile-websites/
#portals #amp #web
XDA Developers
[Update: Live in Chrome Canary] Google is working on “Portals” to revamp browsing mobile websites
Google is working on a feature currently known as Portals that attempts to enable seamless navigations between sites or pages.
WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind
https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2018/09/26/exclusive-whatsapp-cofounder-brian-acton-gives-the-inside-story-on-deletefacebook-and-why-he-left-850-million-behind/
#whatsapp #facebook
https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2018/09/26/exclusive-whatsapp-cofounder-brian-acton-gives-the-inside-story-on-deletefacebook-and-why-he-left-850-million-behind/
#whatsapp #facebook
Facebook is giving advertisers access to your shadow contact information (phone number, email etc.)
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-giving-advertisers-access-to-your-shadow-co-1828476051
#facebook #why
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-giving-advertisers-access-to-your-shadow-co-1828476051
#facebook #why
Gizmodo
Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information
Last week, I ran an ad on Facebook that was targeted at a computer science professor named Alan Mislove. Mislove studies how privacy works on social networks and had a theory that Facebook is letting advertisers reach users with contact information collected…
NoGoolag
Facebook is giving advertisers access to your shadow contact information (phone number, email etc.) https://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-giving-advertisers-access-to-your-shadow-co-1828476051 #facebook #why
Yes Facebook is using your 2FA phone number to target you with ads
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/27/yes-facebook-is-using-your-2fa-phone-number-to-target-you-with-ads/
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/27/yes-facebook-is-using-your-2fa-phone-number-to-target-you-with-ads/
TechCrunch
Yes Facebook is using your 2FA phone number to target you with ads
Facebook has confirmed it does in fact use phone numbers that users provided it for security purposes to also target them with ads.
New encryption law to force australian citizens to hand over computer passwords and mobile pins - or face $60,000 or five years in prison
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6213007/Police-want-mobile-laptop-passwords-jailed-refusing.html
#australia #gov
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6213007/Police-want-mobile-laptop-passwords-jailed-refusing.html
#australia #gov
Mail Online
Now the police want your passwords – and you could be fined $60,000 or put in prison for five years if you refuse
You could face up to five years' in jail for refusing to give authorities your computer password or phone pin under changes to the law before Australia's Parliament.
ESET has discovered first UEFI rootkit in the wild.
https://www.techspot.com/news/76651-eset-has-discovered-first-uefi-rootkit-wild.html
#linux
https://www.techspot.com/news/76651-eset-has-discovered-first-uefi-rootkit-wild.html
#linux
TechSpot
ESET has discovered the first UEFI rootkit in the wild
Security researchers over at ESET have shown that UEFI rootkits are no longer a theoretical topic for discussion at conferences. Advanced persistent threat group Sednit, otherwise known as Fancy Bear, Strontium, Sofacy, among other names, has found a way…
Chinese police are stopping people randomly and forcing them to install spyware on their phones
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/194353/police-forcing-me-to-install-jingwang-spyware-app-how-to-minimize-impact
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingwang_Weishi
https://www.opentech.fund/news/app-targeting-uyghur-population-censors-content-lacks-basic-security
https://mashable.com/2017/07/21/china-spyware-xinjiang
#china #spyware #gov
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/194353/police-forcing-me-to-install-jingwang-spyware-app-how-to-minimize-impact
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingwang_Weishi
https://www.opentech.fund/news/app-targeting-uyghur-population-censors-content-lacks-basic-security
https://mashable.com/2017/07/21/china-spyware-xinjiang
#china #spyware #gov
Information Security Stack Exchange
Police forcing me to install Jingwang spyware app, how to minimize impact?
Chinese police are forcing whole cities to install an Android spyware app Jingwang Weishi. They are stopping people in the street and detaining those who refuse to install it.
Knowing that I may be
Knowing that I may be
Mobile Websites Can Tap Into Your Phone's Sensors Without Asking
https://www.wired.com/story/mobile-websites-can-tap-into-your-phones-sensors-without-asking
https://sensor-js.xyz
#sensors #web
https://www.wired.com/story/mobile-websites-can-tap-into-your-phones-sensors-without-asking
https://sensor-js.xyz
#sensors #web
WIRED
Mobile Websites Can Tap Into Your Phone's Sensors Without Asking
Mobile apps need explicit permission to access your smartphone's motion and light sensors. Mobile websites? Not so much.
MicroG pack installer v2.0
(This is the simple classic version that installs in system)
Included Packages
- Latest MicroG Services Core
- Latest MicroG Services Framework Proxy
- Latest Deja Vu Location Service
- Latest Local GSM Location Service
- Latest Local Wi-Fi Location Service
- Latest Mozilla Unified NLP Backend
- Latest Nominatim NLP Backend
- Google Calendar Sync Adapter
- Google Contacts Sync Adapter
- Google Keyboard Support
- Google Maps Support
- Latest Google Play Store
- OTA auto backup/restore script
- SafetyNet support
- etc
Notes
- MicroG GMS app compiled using NoGooLag APK Keystore, with some mods, A FORK!
#microg #installer #mgp
📡 @NoGoolag
(This is the simple classic version that installs in system)
Included Packages
- Latest MicroG Services Core
- Latest MicroG Services Framework Proxy
- Latest Deja Vu Location Service
- Latest Local GSM Location Service
- Latest Local Wi-Fi Location Service
- Latest Mozilla Unified NLP Backend
- Latest Nominatim NLP Backend
- Google Calendar Sync Adapter
- Google Contacts Sync Adapter
- Google Keyboard Support
- Google Maps Support
- Latest Google Play Store
- OTA auto backup/restore script
- SafetyNet support
- etc
Notes
- MicroG GMS app compiled using NoGooLag APK Keystore, with some mods, A FORK!
#microg #installer #mgp
📡 @NoGoolag
The problem with mobile phones
https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/problem-mobile-phones
Mobile phones were not designed for privacy and security. Not only do they do a poor job of protecting your communications, they also expose you to new kinds of surveillance risks—especially location tracking.
#problem #tracking #location #why #eff
https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/problem-mobile-phones
Mobile phones were not designed for privacy and security. Not only do they do a poor job of protecting your communications, they also expose you to new kinds of surveillance risks—especially location tracking.
#problem #tracking #location #why #eff
Surveillance Self-Defense
The Problem with Mobile Phones
Mobile phones have become ubiquitous and basic communications tools—now used not only for phone calls, but also for accessing the Internet, sending text messages, and documenting the world.