Privacy Digest 19/24
Ghostery’s 15th Anniversary - A Walk Down Online Privacy Memory Lane
Celebrate Ghostery's 15 years of advancing online privacy. Explore our journey towards a safer internet and empowerment for privacy protection online. Stay tuned for next Friday when we'll announce a little surpize to celebrate this milestone with you.
ghostery.com
Instagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety
The social media app unveiled a new product for young users of the app that is intended to make the service safer for teenagers. The tools include making all teen accounts private and allowing parents to supervise activity.
npr.org
Therapy Sessions Exposed by US Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database
A misconfigured server from a US-based AI healthcare firm Confidant Health exposed 5.3 TB of sensitive mental health records, including personal details, assessments, therapy sessions and medical information, posing serious privacy risks for patients.
hackread.com
To Gen Z, Google is just a relic - not a verb anymore
New study reveals that young people are just "searching" for things online now, rather than "Googling" them.
bgr.com
Scam ‘Funeral Streaming’ Groups Thrive on Facebook
Scammers are targeting Facebook users with fake video streaming groups, claiming to offer funeral service broadcasts. Friends and family are tricked into providing credit card details. These scams have expanded to include fake streams for various events advertised on Facebook. Here's a closer look from Krebs on Security at the scope of the scheme and potential culprits.
krebsonsecurity.com