The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued a public service announcement “to inform individuals and businesses about proxy services taking advantage of end of life routers susceptible to vulnerabilities.” When technology reaches its end of life, the manufacturer no longer supports patching the technology, which opens it to vulnerabilities. This has been a long-standing
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France’s national data protection commission orders Microsoft to protect is users’ data
By Kathryn Rattigan & Guest Contributor on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
This article co-authored with guest blogger Leonel Gonzalez, a R+C summer associate and student at Roger Williams University School of Law
An investigation by France’s National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) has found that Windows 10 has been “collecting excessive user data” and has been tracking users’ web browsing without their consent. The CNIL has ordered…
Be aware of Windows 10 free upgrade opt outs
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security
Since July 15, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users have been offered a free upgrade to Windows 10. Windows 10 includes Wi-Fi Sense, which features a default prompt that asks users to share access to WiFi networks that they have connected to with any of their contacts in Outlook and Skype, and an opt-in prompt…