Access control is the selective restriction of access to a place or other resource. The act of accessing may mean consuming, entering, or using. Permission to access a resource is called authorization. Locks and login credentials are two analogous mechanisms of access control.
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Google is cracking down on Drive and Chrome extensions that abuse your data
Google has announced new policies for Chrome extensions and Drive API that ensures developers only have necessary permissions ...
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A German minister wants access to your encrypted WhatsApp and Telegram messages
Germany's Federal Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer wants encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp and Telegram to provide ...
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Flipboard hack exposed sensitive user data for over 9 months
Flipboard has disclosed a glaring security breach, which gave hackers unauthorized access to its database systems for more ...
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Google stored some G Suite passwords in unhashed form for 14 years
Google says it discovered a bug that caused some of its enterprise G Suite customers to have their passwords stored in an ...
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South Africa’s first legal online rhino horn auction totally failed
Private rhino horn owner John Hume, held South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction during 2017, a major event in ...
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ActionDash works great for visualizing the time you waste on your Android phone
ActionDash, a free app for Android, comes in awfully handy for visualizing how much time you waste on your phone each day. ...
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How to stop Facebook from tracking your location
Facebook is know to be notorious to track your data. You can at least limit the location data the social network collects ...
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Shutting down the internet doesn't work, but governments keep doing it anyway
As the internet continues to gain considerable power and agency around the world, many governments have moved to regulate ...
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India’s porn crackdown isn’t working — but China’s is
This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection ...
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This Chinese app reportedly maps nearby debtors to get you to shame them
China has reportedly launched a WeChat mini-app to highlight debtors around you, in an effort to shame them for not paying ...
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Facebook's latest privacy stumble gave big tech access to your messages
Facebook became embroiled in yet another privacy scandal before the holidays, this time centering around access it allegedly ...
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Ecommerce is ignoring people with disabilities — here’s how it should change
It might sound complicated or costly, but considering accessibility from the outset of the design process adds little in ...
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Everything Apple announced at its 2018 iPhone event
It's that time of year again. Apple CEO today Tim Cook took to the stage to announce all of the latest and greatest in Apple ...
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FBI warns of massive ATM scam that could affect banks worldwide
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned banks that cybercriminals are poised to carry out an "ATM cash-out," ...
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Everything you need to know about Reddit's recent security 'incident'
Reddit recently learned that a hacker managed to access multiple employee accounts and walk away with "some" current email ...
