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Firefox Will Soon Block Trackers by Default

Mozilla is moving to block all web trackers by default in an upcoming release of Firefox.

Privacy

Android Bug Allows Geolocation of Users

There's a flaw in Android that allows an attacker to capture the MAC address and other information to track users.

Google, Android

Windows Task Scheduler Flaw Has Temporary Fix

Windows administrators don't like zero day vulnerabilities. The good news about the new flaw in the TaskScheduler service is that a hotfix, or a micropatch, is available.

Microsoft

Competing Election Security Bills Stuck in Senate

Two separate election security bills, with different concepts of how to fix the problem, are both mired in committee in the Senate.

Election Security, Government

Decipher Podcast: Andy Greenberg

Andy Greenberg of Wired magazine joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the incredible story of the NotPetya malware outbreak.

Podcast, Malware