ToorCon: New Apps, Old Infrastructure Make Toxic Brew

In a variety of ways, experts at this weekend’s ToorCon Conference warned that the tidal wave of new devices and Web based services is straining an already aging Internet infrastructure, with privacy and security as the first victims. Call it the ‘schizophrenia of now’: a tidal wave of new...

Location-Based Services Raise Privacy, Security Risks

The growing popularity of location-based services in the social networking world is a serious security and privacy risk that must be taken seriously. These services, which allow users to share their whereabouts with other people by disclosing their own location, is a very popular trend on social...

Researchers Show Ease of Attacking Chatroulette

Privacy shortcomings in Chatroulette expose users to risks in phishing, man-in-the-middle attacks and location-based threats, according to a study by security researchers. Read the full article. The Register...

Month Of Twitter Bugs - Brightkite XSS

Monday, July 13, 2009 MoTB 13: Reflected XSS in Brightkite What is Brightkite "Brightkite is a location-based social network. In real time you can see where your friends are and what they're up to. Depending on your privacy settings you can also meet others nearby." Brightkite home page Twitter...