Tag: Internet 2.0

Third-Party Report on TikTok Security Omits Key Details: Cyber Expert

A report commissioned by Chinese social media giant TikTok supposed to dampen its security issues has been criticised by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. Robert Potter, head of the firm, said the third-party report, compiled by Prof. Nigel Phair missed vital details. “Certain data access points, such as clipboard access, advertisement ID, and biometric data, have been…


TikTok Harvests Your Location, Contacts, Passwords: Cyber Firm Reveals

Chinese-backed social media giant TikTok has been accused of “excessive data harvesting” by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. In a new report, the Australian-based firm found the popular music video app tracked the location of users every hour, accessed calendars and contacts, and also conducted “device mapping”—tracking what other apps were installed on a person’s phone….


TikTok Harvests Your Location, Contacts, Passwords, Cybersecurity Firm Reveals

Chinese-backed social media giant TikTok has been accused of “excessive data harvesting” by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. In a new report, the Australian-based firm found the popular music video app tracked the location of users every hour, accessed calendars and contacts, and also conducted “device mapping”—tracking what other apps were installed on a person’s phone….


PCR Sales Soared in Wuhan Before First Official COVID-19 Cases Publicised: Report

Spending on PCR tests in Wuhan soared several months before the first official reporting of COVID-19 cases in China, suggesting the virus was already circulating in communities during the northern summer (June to August) in 2019 before it was made public. An Australian cybersecurity firm, Internet 2.0, tracked the sales of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…