Tag Archives: Privacy

Privacy: Microsoft with Windows 10/Office 365 under pressure

Posted on 2019-03-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft comes again under pressure in the USA and Germany due to privacy concerns about Windows 10 and Office 365. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched a “Fix It Already!” campaign, in which Microsoft also appears with Windows 10. … Continue reading →

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Dutch report says Microsoft Office is not GDPR compliant

Posted on 2018-11-17 by guenni

[German]It’s no real surprise: An investigation for dutch governement found, that Microsoft spies on users for individual use through its Office Pro Plus modules. Office 2016 Pro Plus and Office 365 isn’t compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Google changes sign-in and Cookie policy in Chrome 70

Posted on 2018-09-26 by guenni

[German]After Chrome developers implemented a ‘mandatory sign-in’ in Google Chrome 69, the received a slash back from media. Now Google pulls back and announced some changes in upcoming Google Chrome 70.

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Firefox addon Web Security transfers private data

Posted on 2018-08-16 by guenni

[German]It isn’t a nice story so far: Mozilla’s developers have recommended the addon Web Security for a short time to protect privacy and to secure the browser. However, this addon transmits the URLs and other (possibly private or sensitive) data … Continue reading →

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Mozilla’s DNS Single Point of Failure build into Firefox

Posted on 2018-08-08 by guenni

[German]Firefox developers are starting again a (security) war against it’s users by attempting, to implement DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) into Firefox browser. But Mozilla’s way to do that, is a Single Point of Failure  (SPOF). Here is … Continue reading →

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Cloudflare launches DNS Service with IP 1.1.1.1

Posted on 2018-04-01 by guenni

[German]Cloudflare has started a DNS service under the IP address 1.1.1.1 today, April 1, 2018 (four ones suggest the start on April 1). Here is some information about it.

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German authorities demands: Microsoft must disable Windows 10 data transfer

Posted on 2018-03-30 by guenni

[German]Explosive development for Microsoft and their Windows 10? The data protection officer from Baden-Württemberg (Germany) has demanded that the data transfer in Windows 10 be switched off and improved as soon as possible. This is mandatory to fulfill the GPDR … Continue reading →

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Tor Browser 7.5.1/7.5.2 released

Posted on 2018-03-18 by guenni

[German]The Tor network released the new version 7.5.1 of the Tor browser for Windows, Linux and macOS last Tuesday, March 13, 2018. And just a few hours ago, on March 17, they added version 7.5.2.

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Does Hotspot Shield leaks user data?

Posted on 2018-02-08 by guenni

[German]A security expert has discovered that the VPN service Hotspot Shield, which is supposed to guarantee privacy, leaks sensitive information about the user.

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Windows 10 privacy: more transparency and control

Posted on 2017-04-06 by guenni

Microsoft is collecting a lot of data on Windows 10 systems, so many users are complaining about privacy. Starting with Windows 10 Creators Update Microsoft has begun to reveal more details about which data are collected in Windows 10 and … Continue reading →

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