Should you be surprised if location data is used as evidence against you? Should police need a warrant for it? It’s time for some overdue clarity
EFF Sues DOJ Over National Security Letter Disclosure Rules
The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the United States Department of Justice demanding to know whether the agency is complying with rules that mandate a periodic review of National Security Letter gag orders.
You think that post is secret? Beware – it can come back and bite you
‘Once posted, forever toasted’: as 10 would-be Harvard students learned, it pays to be careful about what you say online and where you say it
IBM Backup Bug Gets Workaround Fix After Nine Months of Exposure
IBM quietly released a workaround fix for a vulnerability in its Spectrum Protect enterprise backup software it has known about since September 2016.
Curiosity Kills Security When it Comes to Phishing
The results of an academic experiment reveal that recipients of Facebook messages are much more likely to click on suspicious links.
53 Percent of Enterprise Flash Installs are Outdated
More than half of enterprises are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by running out-of-date versions of Flash.
Facebook denies parents access to dead daughter’s account
That sounds harsh – but the social media giant has a duty to protect users’ privacy, even after they’ve died – and it highlights the issues of what happens to our online lives after we die
Why ‘I forgot my password’ won’t go down well with a judge
Two cases in Florida suggest that claiming you can’t remember your phone’s password mean you could end up in even more trouble
Facebook safety check: telling loved ones you’re safe is a good thing
Our data may be currency to Facebook, but being able to let your loved ones know you’re safe is priceless
Threatpost News Wrap, June 2, 2017
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the ShadowBrokers crowdfunding attempt, errors in WannaCry, a new Wikileaks dump, last week’s Samba vulnerability, and the OneLogin breach.