Latest news from Naked Security (01/20/2014)

Starbucks admits "your security is incredibly important", updates password-spilling app Starbucks got into and out of privacy trouble in over the past week. The brouhaha started when a US security researcher publicly reported a rather serious data leakage problem in the Starbucks iOS mobile app... Read more.. Obama calls for change to NSA's bulk phone record collection The US president didn't call for the end of the massive data collection. Rather, he's shuffling the data to an as-yet unspecified third party, and adding more layers between the data and intelligence analysts. Civil liberties advocates were unimpressed. Read more.. International webcam child abuse ring uncovered by routine police visit Law enforcers have busted an international crime group centered in the Philippines that arranged, and profited from, the live sexual abuse of children via webcam. Read more.. Monday review - the hot 23 stories of the week Make sure you're up to date with everything we wrote in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time. Read more.. Oracle and Java, Apple and the FTC, Google and privacy - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO] Why was this month's Java update a "must patch"? Should in-app purchases be allowed to target children? Is it a good idea to give Google control of your home? Find out in 60 Second Security for 18 Jan 2014 Read more.. NSA sweeps up hundreds of millions of text messages daily The National Security Agency (NSA) collects around 200 million text messages from around the world every day, according to the latest revelations from Edward Snowden. Read more.. Microsoft breathes a tiny bit of life back into XP - but still says, "Time to move on!" Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP will keep on going until June 2015. Is this a signal from Microsoft that it's OK to keep using XP past the April 2014 "end of support" deadline? Read more.. More to read: Jailed terrorist gets extra time for refusing to divulge USB stick password Apple slapped with settlement over shabby sales security in the App Store Businesses are building shopper profiles based on sniffing phones' WiFi  Follow us on Twitter | Join us on Facebook | Forward to a friend You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website at http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com Our mailing address is: Sophos The Pentagon Abingdon Science Park Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3YP United Kingdom Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences  Copyright © 2014 Sophos, All rights reserved.

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