INTERNET PRIVACY & SECURITY NEWS ARCHIVE ///Oct. 26- Nov.2///

SECURITY

• Train rider has his contactless card e-pickpocketed via NAKEDSECURITY • While US and UK governments oppose , Germany promotes it. Why? //via ZDNET • Talk Talk faces hacking compensation bill running into millions //via TELEGRAPH • Hackers put up for sale 13 million plaintext stolen from 000webhost// via HELPNETSECURITY

COPYRIGHT

Dallas Buyers Club continues chasing additional damages // via ZDNET

SURVEILLANCE

• Romania. Warning of heightened risks from terrorism and organised crime, Romanian politicians have passed a 'Big Brother' law to give state agencies access to private data stored by internet providers //via ZDNET • Australia working towards facial recognition matching capability // via EUREKASTREET • Surveillance balloons: How much are we willing to give up in order to feel safer? // via DIGITALRIGHTSLAC • UK surveillance bill to give police access to web history via COMPUTERWEEKLY

PRIVACY

• Law coming to Germany //via NORDVPN • Net Neutrality Law passed in EU //via ARSTECHNICA • Snapchat is trying to clear up a major 'misunderstanding' about its new privacy policy // via BITECH • Yahoo's "crypto witch" exploits web security feature, learns your site history // via NAKEDSECURITY • Special Report: Privacy and the EU via LEGALTECHNEWS

CYBERSECURITY

• CISA - Controversial Surveillance Bill passed despite criticism //via WIRED & NORDVPN • The FBI Thinks Ransomware Victims Should 'Just Pay Up' via GIZMODO • European Parliament votes to shield Snowden from extradition to US // via ARSTECHNICA • New Survey Shows 52% of Women Feel No Cybersecurity Programs Are Available to Them //via INC • Freedom on the Net 2015 finds internet freedom around the world in decline for a fifth consecutive year as more governments censored information of public interest while also expanding surveillance and cracking down on privacy tools. via FREEDOMHOUSE • Facebook Responds To Open Letter Criticizing ‘Real Names’ Policy // via BUZZFEEDNEWS • Special report: Confusion reigns in wake of safe harbor ruling- More than 4,400 companies find themselves in digital limbo // via POLITICO • Fears Over Tanzania’s Cybercrime Law Become Reality During Presidential Election //via SLATE

------ & SECURITY NEWS ARCHIVE ///Oct. 19-25/// ------INTERNET FREEDOM

• Counter-terrorism bill to give Victorian police remote access to computers //via THEGUARDIAN • The Senate Voted to Move Ahead with CISA, a Controversial Cybersecurity Bill //via THEDAILYDOT CYBERSECURITY

• So what's the internet community doing about the NSA cracking VPN, HTTPS encryption? THEREGISTER NordVPN security measures against LogJam decryption via NORDVPN • TalkTalk discloses possible breach, admits some data not encrypted // via CSO • Online accounting software Xero tells users to reset passwords, after accounts breached //via ITNEWS • Tech support scammers put Mac owners in crosshairs - Browsing to dodgy sites trigger fake warnings that urge users to call for support // via COMPUTERWORLD • This 11-year-old is selling cryptographically secure passwords for $2 each //via ARSTECHNICA • Safe Harbor was for EU privacy: But how safe is US data in Europe // via ZDNET

PRIVACY

• EU net neutrality goes on the chopping block this week: Here’s how to fix it via ARSTECHNICA • Europe’s Net Neutrality Law could allow Torrent and VPN Throttling via TORRENTFREAK • Hulk Hogan Allowed to Inspect Gawker's Computers, Phones to Investigate Leaks via HOLLYWOODREPORTER

COPYRIGHT

• Janet Jackson is getting Instagram users deleted for sharing concert shots //via PETAPIXEL • US Senators probe copyright’s impact on software-enabled devices // via EFF • Netflix hit with copyright lawsuit over classic Italian film ‘Bicycle Thief’// via HOLLYWOODREPORTER

//Oct. 12- Oct 19// CYBER - SECURITY

• Payment card breach at Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno // via SCMAGAZINE • US tries to make car hacking illegal // via CNET • After spike in Windows infections, Microsoft steps in to tackle TeslaCrypt ransomware // VIA ZDNET More about Ransomware via NORDVPN • A security man has mapped and hacked insecure connected kettles across London, proving they can leak WiFi passwords //via THEREGISTER • Malaysia arrests hacker for stealing U.S. security data // via USATODAY PRIVACY

• Australia’s Data Retention Law began October 13th // via NORDVPN • Australia’s data retention goes live, but ISPs say they’re still in the dark // via ITNEWS • Germany parliament votes for new Data Retention Law // via DW • Google, Facebook and peers criticize CISA bill ahead of Senate consideration//via PCWORLD • Canadian technology entrepreneur Frederick Ghahramani pledges $1,000,000 to digital rights advocacy // via NEWSWIRE

SECURITY

• Prices of stolen data on the // via HELPNETSECURITY • Prime Diffie-Hellman Weakness May be Key to Breaking Crypto // via THREATBRIEF More via NORDVPN • How Putin Tried to Control the Internet // via MOTHERBOARD

COPYRIGHT

• Dallas Buyers Club pushing for 472 account details to trial piracy notices // via ITNEWS • removes accounts over sharing of sports videos //via NYTIMES • BBC iPlayer blocks UK VPN servers over piracy concerns // via TORRENTFREAK

///Oct. 5- 12

Internet Privacy

• Australia enacts Mandatory Data Retention Law on October 13th// via NORDVPN • California Now Has the Nation's Best Digital Privacy Law //via WIRED • Irish court orders Twitter to reveal data about author of alleged defamatory tweet // via RTENEWS • Federal government asks Australian Federal Police to find Nauru whistleblowers // via SMH

Copyright • Bikram yoga can’t be copyrighted. Neither should APIs. | via MOTHERBOARD • Canada caves on copyright in TPP: commits to longer term, urges ISPs to block content. via MICHAELGEIST • Stopped and frisked by Facebook: ‘Real name’ policy puts speech before privacy // via ADVOX

Cybersecurity • Where Canada's Three Political Parties Stand on Cybersecurity and Surveillance // via MOTHERBOARD • Cisco shuts down million-dollar ransomware operation // via ARSTECHNICA • Watch out for fake Amazon iPhone order emails - they might have malware attached // via GRAHAMCLULEY • Kaspersky says most cannot recognise a cyber-threat - 74% of Internet users would download a potentially malicious file, because they lack the ‘cyber-savviness' // via ITWIRE • Mobile Banking Malware posting as PayPal App running rife in Germany // via SCMAGAZINE • Hackers steal 15M T-Mobile customers’ data from Experian //via WIRED • Webcam hacker spent up to 12 hours a day watching his victims // via NAKEDSECURITY • Apple Pulls Data Snooping Apps From App Store // via PHYS

Internet Freedom • Turkey blocks Twitter & Facebook in wake of horrible attack in Ankara // via NORDVPN • The TPP threatens digital rights, internet freedom, and privacy // via THEAGE