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.: Who is Epsilon and why does it have my data?
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"If you didn't get an e-mail warning this week that your name and e-mail address were part of a database that was breached, consider yourself lucky, and unique. E-mails from dozens of companies began flooding inboxes this week after a company called Epsilon announced that its system had been breached. Some people have reported receiving as many as four of these warnings..." [news.com] |
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.: What the app privacy investigation means to you (FAQ)
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"Federal prosecutors are looking into whether mobile application makers, advertisers, and mobile app store owners are violating the law when it comes to transmitting users' personal data. But what's it all mean for average consumers? The investigation appears to be prompted by a report published by The Wall Street Journal in December that evaluated 101 popular mobile apps..." [news.com] |
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.: Sites hit in massive web attack
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"Hundreds of thousands of websites appear to have been compromised by a massive cyber attack. The hi-tech criminals used a well-known attack vector that exploits security loopholes on other sites to insert a link to their website. Those visiting the criminals' webpage were told that their machines were infected with many different viruses..." [BBC] |
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