It has been over two years since the UK’s data protection watchdog warned the behavioral advertising industry that it is ‘totally out of control.’ The UK’s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reportedly has not taken any action to stop the systematic unlawfulness of the tracking and targeting industry abusing Internet users’ personal data to try to manipulate their attention. That is not in terms of enforcing the law against offenders and stopping what digital rights campaigners have descr
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With a single update, a popular barcode scanner app on Google Play transformed into malware and was able to hijack up to 10 million devices. Until recently, Barcode Scanner was a straightforward application that provided users with a basic QR code reader and barcode generator, useful for things like making purchases and redeeming discounts. The app, which has been around since at least 2017, is owned by developer Lavabird Ldt., and claims to have over 10 million downloads
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