Notices by The New Oil (thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org)

#Mullvad Browser 14.0 released

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2024/11/19/mullvad-browser-140-released

#privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS

#X sues to block #California anti-deepfakes bill

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/x-sues-to-block-california-anti-deepfakes-bill/

#privacy #deepfake #Twitter #Musk #politics

#Ecosia and #Qwant, two European search engines, join forces on building an index to shrink reliance on Big Tech

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/11/ecosia-and-qwant-two-european-search-engines-join-forces-on-building-an-index-to-shrink-reliance-on-big-tech/

#privacy

#iOS 18.2 Beta adds #HTTPS by default with option to block HTTP for #Safari

https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/ios-18-2-beta-adds-https-by-default-with-option-to-block-http-for-safari/10645/1

#cybersecurity #Apple

Cybercriminals now use ZIP file concatenation to evade detection

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-use-zip-file-concatenation-to-evade-detection/

#cybersecurity

#Java proposals would boost resistance to quantum computing attacks

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3601103/java-proposals-would-boost-resistance-to-quantum-computing-attacks.html

#pqe #cybersecurity #OpenJDK

#DLink won’t fix critical flaw affecting 60,000 older #NAS devices

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/d-link-wont-fix-critical-flaw-affecting-60-000-older-nas-devices/

#cybersecurity

The 2024 U.S. #Election is Over. #EFF is Ready for What's Next.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/2024-us-election-over-eff-ready-whats-next

#privacy #politics #cybersecurity

New #SteelFox #malware hijacks #Windows PCs using vulnerable driver

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-steelfox-malware-hijacks-windows-pcs-using-vulnerable-driver/

#cybersecurity

#Mozilla: Help us improve our alt text generation model

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/help-us-improve-our-alt-text-generation-model/

#FOSS #Firefox #accessibility #privacy #AI

The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/2024-in-data-breaches-1-billion-stolen-records-and-rising/

#DataBreach #cybersecurity #privacy

#Meta faces data retention limits on its #EU ad business after top court ruling

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/meta-faces-data-retention-limits-on-its-eu-ad-business-after-top-court-ruling/

#privacy #advertising

#Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of #Facebook #passwords

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/27/meta-fined-101-5m-for-2019-breach-that-exposed-hundreds-of-millions-of-facebook-passwords/

#cybersecurity #DataBreach

As the open social web grows, a new nonprofit looks to expand the ‘#fediverse’

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/24/as-the-open-social-web-movement-grows-a-new-nonprofit-launches-to-expand-the-fediverse/

#ActivityPub #SocialWebFoundation

#X will soon make your public posts visible to accounts you’ve blocked

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/23/x-will-soon-make-your-public-posts-visible-to-accounts-youve-blocked/

#privacy #Twitter

#CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are the real cyber villains

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_sloppy_vendors_cybercrime_villains/

#cybersecurity

NC governor candidate cries #AI fabrication as defense for racist porn forum posts

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/nc-governor-candidate-cries-ai-fabrication-as-defense-for-racist-porn-forum-posts/

#deepfake #politics #privacy

#macOS #Sequoia change breaks networking for #VPN, #antivirus software

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/macos-sequoia-change-breaks-networking-for-vpn-antivirus-software/

#cybersecurity #EDR

#GitLab releases fix for critical #SAML authentication bypass flaw

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-releases-fix-for-critical-saml-authentication-bypass-flaw/

#cybersecurity

#Bitcoin and NFTs may get greater legal protections as ‘personal property’ under proposed #UK law

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/bitcoin-and-nfts-may-get-greater-legal-protections-as-personal-property-under-proposed-uk-law/

#NFT #privacy #cybersecurity #crypto #web3