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Stop Using Internet Explorer! – Microsoft’s Own Security Chief Warns
February 12, 2019
Stop Using Internet Explorer! – Microsoft’s Own Security Chief Warns
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Microsoft’s own Security Chief gave a warning to millions of users who still use Internet Explorer (IE) as their default web browser, saying they are putting…
Google Ordered by NYPD – Stop Showing People Where Cops Are Located
February 8, 2019
Google Ordered by NYPD – Stop Showing People Where Cops Are Located
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Google received a cease and desist letter sent by the New York Police Department (NYPD) this last week. The letter demanded that google stopped allowing its…
Most Android Apps Send Data to Facebook Even If You Don’t Have An Account
January 2, 2019
Most Android Apps Send Data to Facebook Even If You Don’t Have An Account
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Facebook receives some data from most Android apps – even if users don’t have an account or are not logged in.34 popular Android apps were tested…
Vote for “Text Tax” Cancelled by California Utilities Panel After FCC Ruling
December 16, 2018
Vote for “Text Tax” Cancelled by California Utilities Panel After FCC Ruling
(The AEGIS Alliance) – The California Public Utilities Commission has withdrawn from the scheduled January meeting agenda, a vote to impose a tax on text messaging.This comes after the Federal Communications Commission…
Yet Another Facebook Bug May Have Exposed Millions of Users
December 15, 2018
Yet Another Facebook Bug May Have Exposed Millions of Users
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Another software bug was disclosed by Facebook on Friday. It may have exposed private photos of users to app developers without them having permission. The bug…
California Considering Taxing Residents for Text Messages
December 13, 2018
California Considering Taxing Residents for Text Messages
(The AEGIS Alliance) – The Public Utilities Commission in California wants to consider a plan which would charge a fee for mobile users when they send text messages. This is…
Twitter CEO “@Jack” Wants You to Visit Myanmar – Social Media Assists Genocide
December 10, 2018
Twitter CEO “@Jack” Wants You to Visit Myanmar – Social Media Assists Genocide
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Jack Dorsey started taking a break from twitter in late November. Although it might not look good for Press Release (P.R.), he went on vacation for…
Google Personalizes Search Results even when Logged Out / Incognito
December 7, 2018
Google Personalizes Search Results even when Logged Out / Incognito
(The AEGIS Alliance) – It is expected that when you perform a search on Google while logged in to your Google account that results will be personalized according to what…
Poland saved Europe from ACTA: can they save us from ACTA2?
December 5, 2018
Poland saved Europe from ACTA: can they save us from ACTA2?
(EFF) – Six years ago, Polish activists flooded the streets to oppose ACTA, an incredibly damaging, secretly negotiated Internet treaty hatched in the US to push both America and its European trading partners…
Buyer Beware – Facebook Scam & Spam Alert: Advertisements
December 1, 2018
Buyer Beware – Facebook Scam & Spam Alert: Advertisements
Kyle James Lee – The AEGIS Alliance – This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Let this be a warning to all consumers on Facebook, especially those being targeted…