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[The Tracking Device in Your Pocket]

You’re likely aware that your smartphone is collecting data about you and your movements. You give apps permission to access your location so that you can check in on Facebook or receive customized recommendations on Yelp. Maybe you deny all permissions because you’re wary of big companies collecting your data. As it turns out, companies are tracking us far more than we realized.

The journalists behind New York Times’s Privacy Project recently...

[Google Chrome blocks file downloads over https]

Beginning with the June release of Google Chrome 83, Google will start blocking “risky” file downloads that occur over HTTP.

The ban applies only to downloads originating from sites loaded via HTTPS. If the downloads originate from an HTTP site, the download won’t be blocked, as users will already have been notified that the site is not secure.

Having HTTPS in the site’s URL led many users to believe that the download was also secure...

[Mobile Phishing Campaign Hits 4,000 Users]

Nearly 4,000 customers of major North American banks fell victim to a phishing scheme between June 2019 and January 2020. The phishers used SMS text messages to target bank customers, sending them a false security alert that led them to a phishing page.

There were more than 200 phishing pages associated with the attack, each designed to look like legitimate mobile banking login pages. The mobile phishing campaign targeted customers at more...

The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID19) has caused a great deal of uncertainty for businesses. Some industries have effectively been suspended by social distancing guidelines. Others have had to alter their services or the way those services are delivered.

We want you to know that at IDMI.Net, we will largely be operating as usual. Our business plans include continuity of service measures that can be activated as needed, and our senior leadership team is regularly assessing...

Microsoft introduced their new-and-improved Edge browser earlier this year. Microsoft has seen a lot of changes with their browsers in the past few years. First, they announced in 2015 they’d stop supporting Internet Explorer after almost 20 years. In 2018 Microsoft announced that they were revamping their Edge browser, launched in 2015, to integrate Chromium.

What is Chromium?Chromium is the open-source software that powers Google’s Chrome browser. Microsoft’s announcement that they’d...

[What Google is Doing with Your Health Data]

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights is investigating Google for how they collect health data on users. Google’s “Project Nightingale” program has collected massive amounts of health data on millions of Americans.

The office is hoping to learn more about how Google was collecting and using this data. It is concerned with possible violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...

[Ransomware Can Give You More Than a Metaphorical Heart Attack]

There are some places where we take system security for granted. We expect that we’ll need to protect our financial information in case of phishing scams or if a retailer gets hacked. But what about a security attack on a hospital? If you experience a medical emergency, the last thing you want to hear is that you can’t get the treatment you need because the hospital’s security system fell victim to...

[Is Your Smartphone Spying On You? Protect user privacy on your business’ website and app.]

Protect User Privacy On Your Business' Website and App

Between the smartphone in your pocket and the video doorbell on your porch, technology has made life pretty darn convenient. It’s also made it a little creepy.

The chances that a single agent is sitting in a room reading audio transcripts or listening to your conversation is highly unlikely. Instead, software powered by artificial...

[Avoid Losing Important Information by Upgrading How You Share Large File]

Avoid Losing Important Information by Upgrading How You Share Large Files

You’ve likely had the frustrating experiencing of trying to send large files via email, or being unable to access a file sent via FTP. Scientists have put a man on the moon, but this basic office function still seems to be a mystery.

You’re likely familiar with Google Drive and Dropbox, but we’re sharing some alternatives you may not...

[Is This The End Of Ad Blocker Extensions?] Is This the End of Ad Blocker Extensions?

In October 2018 Google proposed changes to their Chromium code base (Manifest v3) that would introduce new extension standards limiting the functionality of ad blocking and privacy enhancing extensions.

Chromium powers Google’s Chrome web browser. Google Chrome currently garners more than 60 percent of the market share for web browsers.

The announcement caused uproar among extension developers, as...