Notices by The New Oil (thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org), page 3

Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/vending-machine-error-reveals-secret-face-image-database-of-college-students/ #FacialRecognition

#FDroid: Unattended updates for everyone, 1.19 is here

https://f-droid.org/en/2024/02/01/twif.html

#cybersecurity #foss

#PurpleFox #malware infects thousands of computers in #Ukraine

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/purplefox-malware-infects-thousands-of-computers-in-ukraine/

#cybersecurity

#Meta now lets EU users unlink their #Facebook, #Messenger and #Instagram accounts

https://www.neowin.net/news/meta-now-lets-eu-users-unlink-their-facebook-messenger-and-instagram-accounts/

#privacy

#HaveIBeenPwned adds 71 million emails from #NazAPI stolen account list

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/have-i-been-pwned-adds-71-million-emails-from-nazapi-stolen-account-list/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

FTC bans #XMode from selling phone location data, and orders firm to delete collected data

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/09/ftc-x-mode-ban-delete-location-data/

#privacy #surveillance #MassSurveillance

#DivestOS is fundraising, no longer sustainable

https://divested.dev/pages/donate#fundraiser2024

#foss #privacy #cybersecurity #android

Use a Browser That Blocks #Tracking

https://themarkup.org/gentle-january/2024/01/04/use-a-browser-that-blocks-tracking

#privacy #brave #chromium #foss

#Linux hits nearly 4% desktop user share on Statcounter

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/linux-hits-nearly-4-desktop-user-share-on-statcounter/

#foss #privacy

How #Meta’s New Face Camera Heralds a New Age of #Surveillance

https://dnyuz.com/2023/12/13/how-metas-new-face-camera-heralds-a-new-age-of-surveillance/

#MassSurveillance #Privacy #IoT

Just about every #Windows and #Linux device vulnerable to new #LogoFAIL #firmware attack

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/just-about-every-windows-and-linux-device-vulnerable-to-new-logofail-firmware-attack/

#cybersecurity #foss

23andMe confirms cybercriminals stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/23andme-confirms-hackers-stole-ancestry-data-on-6-9-million-users/

#DataBreach #privacy #cybersecurity #cyberattack

Critical #bug in #ownCloud file sharing app exposes admin passwords

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-bug-in-owncloud-file-sharing-app-exposes-admin-passwords/

#cybersecurity #privacy #vulnerability #foss

Firefox 120 Ready With Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC On By Default

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-120-Available