The Authentication and Key Agreement protocol in EPS has a privacy-breaching vulnerability that is considered too expensive to solve.
But even with its reputation at the forefront of privacy, an obscure vulnerability in Silent Circle (since fixed) was reported earlier this week, demonstrating privacy and security require constant vigilance to stay on top.
On Thursday, Microsoft plans to unveil a new print, television and online advertising campaign that attacks Google on an issue that Microsoft believes is one of its great vulnerabilities: privacy.
We also find that many users have inaccurate perceptions of their own knowledge about privacy technology and vulnerabilities, and that important user groups, like those similar to the Westin "privacy fundamentalists", do not appear to form a cohesive group for privacy-related decision making.
Another interesting observation in Figs. 3 and 4 is about the differences among privacy, security and service vulnerability index and adjusted probability for each CSP.
They have kids on Facebook and Instagram, and they know, more than most of us, the vulnerabilities to privacy that exist in a world where transactions are recorded; emails and text messages are stored; and even our movements can be tracked through the GPS on our phones.
In a statement, Omer Eiferman, CEO of Cellrox, talks up the BYOD opportunity for the company in 2013, citing an "increased focus on mobile vulnerabilities, employee privacy and device performance".
Women and girls face daily harassment and threats, and a lack of privacy that creates even greater vulnerability.
In the past several months, Glitch has alerted us to the hazards of computer technology, the vulnerability of telephone privacy, and the folly of the high-speed chase.
According to literature and interviews, insecurities such as increased risk of theft, loss and damage [25], privacy concerns [2] and vulnerability to criminal activity [25] form major barriers.
