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FCC investigation finds that “one or more” wireless carriers may have sold user location data to questionable third-parties

This’ll make you groan a bit. Following last year’s findings as to how easy it was for outside parties to buy real-time location data of US wireless customers via lax carrier standards, it was noted that data was winding up in the hands of shady third-parties, and bounty hunters. Now, after what it described as […]

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How to retrieve your Apple Card number via the Wallet app

As spiffy as the Apple Card is, there are no numbers printed on the card itself. Still, you can retrieve your credit card number through the Wallet App without too much fuss. There is a method to this madness. Via having no numbers on the front of the card, this makes it more secure against […]

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Apple pushes silent update to prevent hidden Zoom web server function

There are times when companies annoy Apple. This is one of those times. Responding to controversy surrounding Zoom, the popular vide conferencing app that allowed websites to automatically add a user to a video call without their permission, Apple has released a silent update to the issue. The update, in turn, removes the hidden web […]

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New Facebook security breach find millions of user records left on unencrypted Amazon servers

Adding to Facebook’s being unable to catch a break, security researchers have uncovered multiple instances of the company’s user data being exposed publicly on Amazon’s cloud servers. It’s currently unknown as to which company is at fault, but in one example, one Mexican business, Cultura Colectiva, was found to be openly storing 540 million Facebook […]

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New Apple Support scam/phishing techniques reported

The Apple Support scams are becoming more elaborate. A Jody Westby received an automated phone call on her iPhone as of Thursday warning her that multiple Apple user IDs had been compromised and said she needed to call a 1-866 number. Her iPhone displayed legitimate-looking contact information for Apple. It listed Apple’s correct street address, […]