Latest news from Naked Security (01/17/2014)

Jailed terrorist gets extra time for refusing to divulge USB stick password A British man already in jail for terrorist activity was given another 4 months for refusing to give police the password to a memory stick that they couldn't crack. The convicted terrorist suddenly got his memory back when police said they were launching a new investigation into credit card fraud. Read more.. Apple slapped with settlement over shabby sales security in the App Store Apple is understandably proud of the App Store - it has made lots and lots of money, with more or less no malware. But not everyone has been entirely happy with Cupertino's acumen in application delivery...including the FTC. Read more.. Businesses are building shopper profiles based on sniffing phones' WiFi Location analytics companies are using consumers' phones to create portraits of people's habits as they go about their daily lives, whether that includes visits to nightclub, gyms, doctors' offices or whatever else you get up to in the day. Read more.. More to read: Target issues apology letter - but includes some awful security advice Security warnings do better if they use scammers' tricks, research finds Is your car spying on you? Who's to blame for security problems? Surveys say, EVERYONE And the results of our "How trustworthy is Facebook" poll are...  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.

Posted by news on Jumat, 17 Januari 2014 - Rating: 4.5

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