In a post to the Blogging Windows site, Terry Myerson address the issue of privacy in Windows 10. The answer comes several weeks late after many consumers have expressed concerns to the telemetry data in Windows 10 that was also pushed back to Windows 7 and 8 via Windows Updates. Even while the post is on the topic of privacy concerns, it does not acknowledge those concerns … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware blocking Imgur after site exploited
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is blocking the image-hosting website Imgur as of this morning. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has the capability to block malicious websites in the 14-day trial of the free version or with a Premium license. Upon trying to visit the site or a direct image, Malwarebytes will intercept the traffic and block the outbound connection. My visit was blocked in … [Read more...]
AVG will collect free antivirus users’ info to turn a profit
AVG introduced their new Privacy Policy last week. This change has been touted since March by their CEO as a new one-page Privacy Policy, that they believe should be the industry standard for transparency. The new Privacy Policy takes effect on October 15, 2015. In the new version and with its transparency, you can see that AVG will collect non-personal information from the … [Read more...]
Let’s Encrypt is making progress
The free certificate authority sponsored by EFF, Mozilla, and others are continuing to make progress. I first shared about the group Let's Encrypt in November of last year: Through the Internet Security Research Group, Mozilla Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Akamai Technologies, Electronic Frontier Foundation, IdenTrust, Inc., and University of Michigan researchers are … [Read more...]
Windows 10 says a PIN is more secure than a password. How?
During the setup or upgrade of Windows 10, you might be presented with a screen titled 'Passwords are so yesterday' after you sign in with a Microsoft account. With it, Microsoft makes the claim "Using a PIN is faster and more secure than a password - we think you'll love it." This seems contradictory to all that we have learned about passwords like the longer and the more … [Read more...]