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4 WhatsApp alternatives, focused on privacy

The recent controversies related to new WhatsApp‘s Privacy Policy have lead many users to start looking for new alternatives.

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Jeffrey Paul: your computer isn’t yours

Some privacy concerns about Apple Silicon and MacOs Big Sur.

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Anomaly Six LLC: collecting and selling mobile phone location data using an SDK

The Wall Street Journal has published a post about a company called Anomaly Six LLC, that develop an SDK used by “more than 500 mobile applications“.

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Bypassing Biometric Scanners with 3D Printed Fingerprints

At the DEFCON virtual security conference, security researcher Yamila Levalle outlined how she was able to bypass biometric authentication for a number of different types of fingerprint scanners.

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How secure and privacy-oriented is iOS?

It’s a question that I’m often asked, from friends, colleagues and clients.

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Sara Morrison: how SDKs, hidden trackers in your phone, work

In a good article on Recode, Sara Morrison made a useful overview on trackers hidden in smartphone SDKs.

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Will Cathcart: the future of digital communication and privacy

The CEO of WhatsApp talking about the future of communication and privacy? Yes, in “virtual” TED-Talk!

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Brave tries to clarify the “referral code” issue

Yesterday I’ve talked about a strange behavior in Brave Browser, which adds referral codes in URLs when users try to open a “partnered” site.

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Brave Browser adds referral links to partnered sites?

It appears so, even if you manually type the URL!

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Eva Galperin: what you need to know about stalkerware

Eva Galperin is director of cybersecurity for the online security organization Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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