Your daily round up of what else is in the news
Facebook users want to continue posting from beyond the grave
What should happen to your online life after your death?
Uber now collecting location data even after you leave a driver’s car
…it’s also slurping your location data in the background when you’re not even using the app. As in, “always.” Here’s how to opt out.
Tor Patched Against Zero Day Under Attack
The Tor Project has provided a browser update that patches a zero-day vulnerability being exploited in the wild to de-anonymize Tor users.
News in brief: Muni hacker is hacked; Facebook warned over data sharing; spy agency releases data tool
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news
America wonders what path Trump will tread on cybersecurity
Industry professionals say the president-elect’s penchant for the unpredictable could be bad – or good – for Internet security
Who’s better at reading lips – humans or AI?
Technology’s prowess at lip-reading opens up possibilities for better captions, hearing aids – and surveillance
When are you going to die? Ubisoft tool uses Facebook data to tell you
My expiration date: 84; 95 if I correct a whole lot of inaccuracies that I assume are what insurance companies are able to find on Facebook.
PayPal Fixes OAuth Token Leaking Vulnerability
PayPal fixed an issue that could have allowed an attacker to hijack OAuth tokens associated with any PayPal OAuth application.
Google secures five-year access to health data of 1.6m people
Privacy campaigners raise fears about transparency and explicit consent as health service shares patient data