The U.S Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announced that 26 states have requested $209,638,865, or 55 percent of the allocated $380 million for Help American Vote Act (HAVA) funds.
A survey of 2.5 million domains looked for configurations publicly exposed, found 9,637 exposed organizations, then used a random sample of 171 public organizations to determine nearly 3,000 domains were leaking sensitive data.
Apple's newest enhancements to its Safari browser will inhibit websites and apps -- including Facebook -- from using cookies and fingerprinting techniques to track users across the internet.
Facebook is defending its privacy practices again after a report that the social media giant entered into agreements over the last decade to share user data with at least 60 mobile device manufacturers, in an effort to make its services available to device owners via integrated APIs.
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