• Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, Instagram (read Facebook) is tightening up its security measures around third-party apps.  These restrictions will place limits on how much data that the third party apps can retrieve, and now often.  You might not be aware, but there are some third-party apps that do things…

  • Panera Bread Website Could Have Exposed Millions of Users Data

    Panera Bread Website Could Have Exposed Millions of Users Data

    Say it isn’t so, Panera!  Unfortunately, it is.  While I am a huge fan of Panera from the perspective that their food is incredibly tasty and impressively healthy, I am not a fan of this latest data security concern.  Security researcher, Dylan Houlihan, and KrebsOnSecurity, have discovered that Panera has left millions of customers exposed…

  • ACLU Campaign: Tech Companies Need to Change

    ACLU Campaign: Tech Companies Need to Change

    Facebook is continuing to find themselves in the spotlight.  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and six other campaign groups have responded to their privacy controversy by calling on tech companies to sign a “security pledge”.  The pledge asks companies to make four promises to their customers and users.  The promises are: Limit the amount…