CVE-2024-40832

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to view a contact's phone number in system logs...

Cell Phone Location Privacy

We all know that our cell phones constantly give our location away to our mobile network operators; that’s how they work. A group of researchers has figured out a way to fix that. “Pretty Good Phone Privacy” PGPP protects both user identity and user location using the existing cellular networks. ...

U.S. Supreme Court Bolsters Mobile-Phone Privacy Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a decision that bolsters digital privacy rights of cellphone users. In a 5-4 vote, the court ruled law enforcement needs a warrant to obtain mobile phone tower records that can reveal a user’s location over time. The ruling was made on Friday in a case involving...

On the Disclosure Debate, the Value of Zero Days and the Privacy of Android Phones

In this episode, Ryan Naraine and Dennis Fisher discuss the relative value of the never-ending disclosure debate, the value of zero-days and whether users should be worried about the ability of Google to remotely install apps on Android phones. swf...