Two weeks after Google launched a trial to replace run-of-the-mill online user tracking with new-fangled online user tracking, several companies and…
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Defending online anonymity and speech with Eva Galperin: Lock and Code S02E03
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we talk…
A week in security (January 25 – January 31)
January 28 was Data Privacy Day, but for Malwarebytes Labs, it was Data Privacy Week. As such, we’re packed with more…
Why Data Privacy Day matters: A Lock and Code special with Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and EFF
You can read our full-length blog here about the importance of Data Privacy Day and data privacy in general Today is…
California’s Prop 24 splits data privacy supporters
California’s data privacy house is divided. On the Golden State’s November ballot this year is the question as to whether to…
Facial recognition: tech giants take a step back
Last week, a few major tech companies informed the public that they will not provide facial recognition software to law enforcement….
Malwarebytes teams up with security vendors and advocacy groups to launch Coalition Against Stalkerware
Today, Malwarebytes is announcing its participation in a joint effort to stop invasive digital surveillance: the Coalition Against Stalkerware. For years,…
CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law
Last week, the chief executives of more than 50 mid- and large-sized companies urged Congress to pass a national data privacy…
The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams (updated)
Update (2019-09-04): A new wave of sextortion emails purporting to have originated from a group of hackers called ChaosCC—a play on…
Changing California’s privacy law: A snapshot at the support and opposition
This month, the corporate-backed, legislative battle against California privacy met a blockade, as one Senate committee voted down and negotiated changes…