EPISODE · May 2, 2017 · 5 MIN
Security News This Week: Yeah, About That Carrier Steaming Toward North Korea
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
It was a week full of revelations in the security world. A New York Times Uber story revealed that the company got in trouble with Apple over "fingerprinting" iPhones even after users deleted the app. It's a common enough practice, but Uber took it a few steps too far. And speaking of common practices, here's how to check which services have access to your Gmail and Facebook accounts-you might be surprised at how many do. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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It was a week full of revelations in the security world. A New York Times Uber story revealed that the company got in trouble with Apple over "fingerprinting" iPhones even after users deleted the app. It's a common enough practice, but Uber took it a few steps too far. And speaking of common practices, here's how to check which services have access to your Gmail and Facebook accounts-you might be surprised at how many do.
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Security News This Week: Yeah, About That Carrier Steaming Toward North Korea
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