{"id":14230,"date":"2020-09-25T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=14230"},"modified":"2024-01-27T09:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T17:15:46","slug":"privacy-news-online-weekly-review-september-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-september-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: September 25, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Privacy News Online | Weekly News: September 25, 2020\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/if8TY9-Fkzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 10px; margin: -10px 0 30px 0; background: #118011; color: #ffffff; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400;\">Featured: Privacy News Online \u2013 Week of September 25th, 2020<\/h2>\n<h3>TikTok and WeChat banned in the US? American users need a VPN<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14182 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WeChat-TikTok-banned-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"WeChat and Tik Tok banned in US\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WeChat-TikTok-banned-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WeChat-TikTok-banned-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WeChat-TikTok-banned-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WeChat-TikTok-banned.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an order to essentially ban Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat though the move has since been temporarily halted by a judge\u2019s order. Additionally, the approval of TikTok\u2019s sale to Oracle should also keep it from being banned. If removed from Google and Apple app, users will have to sideload the app or use a VPN to access the app store from another country. Those that have the app installed already will still be able to use it; however, the order is expected to eventually cause connectivity and reliability issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/starting-sunday-american-users-will-need-a-tiktok-and-wechat-vpn\/?aff=PNO17\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/starting-sunday-american-users-will-need-a-tiktok-and-wechat-vpn\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Researchers were able to figure out which American phone numbers use Signal<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Signal-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Signal private messenger\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Signal-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Signal-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Signal-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Signal.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Whenever you sign up for a new messaging app, contact discovery lets you know which of your friends are already using that app so you can start chatting right away. The way that apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal do contact discovery has privacy flaws \u2013 chief among them is the fact that an attacker can enumerate users, that\u2019s when they use contact discovery to test whether certain numbers are registered or not.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/researchers-were-able-to-figure-out-which-american-phone-numbers-use-signal\/?aff=PNO17\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/researchers-were-able-to-figure-out-which-american-phone-numbers-use-signal\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>AT&amp;T to offer ad supported phone plans where you give up privacy for $5 to $10<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ATT-to-offer-ad-supported-phone-plans-where-you-give-up-privacy-for-5-to-10-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"AT&amp;T to offer ad supported phone plans where you give up privacy for $5 to $10\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ATT-to-offer-ad-supported-phone-plans-where-you-give-up-privacy-for-5-to-10-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ATT-to-offer-ad-supported-phone-plans-where-you-give-up-privacy-for-5-to-10-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ATT-to-offer-ad-supported-phone-plans-where-you-give-up-privacy-for-5-to-10-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ATT-to-offer-ad-supported-phone-plans-where-you-give-up-privacy-for-5-to-10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>In a recent interview with Reuters, AT&amp;T\u2019s CEO John Stankey revealed that the phone company plans to offer ad-supported phone plans that are cheaper, but significantly less private. That doesn\u2019t quite pass the smell test\u2026 The ad supported plans would cost less because you\u2019d be agreeing to let AT&amp;T track what you do on your phone. If that sounds like a deal with the devil, that\u2019s because it is. Stankey said these plans will be offered within the next few years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/att-to-offer-ad-supported-phone-plans-where-you-give-up-privacy-for-5-to-10\/?aff=PNO17\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/att-to-offer-ad-supported-phone-plans-where-you-give-up-privacy-for-5-to-10\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/pages\/privacy-news-online\/PNO17\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd.jpg\" alt=\"Buy Private Internet Access VPN\" width=\"900\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd-768x171.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 10px; margin: 30px 0; background: #118011; color: #ffffff; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400;\">More Privacy News This Week:<\/h2>\n<h3>Latest developments in the long-running and crucial Schrems <em>vs.<\/em>\u00a0Facebook GDPR privacy battle<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1280px-Egypt_Abou_Simbel6-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1280px-Egypt_Abou_Simbel6-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1280px-Egypt_Abou_Simbel6-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1280px-Egypt_Abou_Simbel6-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1280px-Egypt_Abou_Simbel6-1200x925.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1280px-Egypt_Abou_Simbel6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Max Schrems has been fighting a privacy battle in court with Facebook for seven years now. Most recently, Ireland\u2019s Data Privacy Commission has warned Facebook that sending information on European users to American soil might need to stop. Even though this sounds like a good thing, the Data Privacy Commission\u2019s word is unlikely to change how Facebook processes the private information of Europeans. Facebook is now arguing that sending data overseas is a necessity and GDPR compliant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/latest-developments-in-the-long-running-and-crucial-schrems-vs-facebook-gdpr-privacy-battle\/?aff=PNO17\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/latest-developments-in-the-long-running-and-crucial-schrems-vs-facebook-gdpr-privacy-battle\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Companies Can Track Your Phone\u2019s Movements to Target Ads<\/h3>\n<p>As smartphone makers are finally waking up to privacy concerns of ad tracking, and starting to require user consent to be tracked across services, ad companies now need a new way to target ads. There are a handful of companies that are hoping for a revival of contextual advertising \u2013 this time the context is how you move your phone. Changes in your phone\u2019s accelerometer readings can be used to infer what you\u2019re doing \u2013 whether that\u2019s running, picking up your phone for the first time after waking up, or entering a pin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/companies-track-phones-movements-target-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/companies-track-phones-movements-target-ads\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Experts Say Internet Shutdowns Don\u2019t Thwart Protests<\/h3>\n<p>Some governments around the world like Belarus and Ethiopia have taken to shutting down internet access during times of political unrest in a naive attempt to thwart protesters from organizing. Researchers have taken a close look at instances of internet shutdowns and have confirmed what we already know: internet shutdowns don\u2019t thwart protests. In fact, they might just add more fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/2020\/09\/21\/experts-say-internet-shutdowns-dont-thwart-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/2020\/09\/21\/experts-say-internet-shutdowns-dont-thwart-protests\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Firefox bug lets you hijack nearby mobile browsers via Wi-Fi<\/h3>\n<p>A serious flaw has been found in older versions of Firefox for Android. The bug lets anyone on the same wifi network hijack Firefox for Android and redirect the browser to malicious websites. To stay safe, Android users must update to the latest version of Firefox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/firefox-bug-lets-you-hijack-nearby-mobile-browsers-via-wifi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/firefox-bug-lets-you-hijack-nearby-mobile-browsers-via-wifi\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Billions of devices vulnerable to new \u2018BLESA\u2019 Bluetooth security flaw<\/h3>\n<p>Another week, another bluetooth vulnerability. Billions of devices reportedly vulnerable to BLESA, a Bluetooth LE spoofing attack. Unlike most Bluetooth security bugs, BLESA exploits an implementation flaw in the reconnection process which normally occurs when bluetooth devices come back in range of each other. You should be safe from BLESA if you\u2019re running the latest version of Windows or iOS; however, there\u2019s currently no fix for Android or certain IOT devices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/billions-of-devices-vulnerable-to-new-blesa-bluetooth-security-flaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/billions-of-devices-vulnerable-to-new-blesa-bluetooth-security-flaw\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Brought to you by Private Internet Access<\/h3>\n<p>Privacy News Online is brought to you by Private Internet Access, the world\u2019s most trusted VPN service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/buy-vpn-online\">Sign up now and get 2 months of VPN service FREE!<\/a><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 25px;\">Special thanks to Intego<\/h4>\n<p>Thank you to Josh Long, our cybersecurity correspondent from Intego, makers of award-winning security software.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/lp\/buynow?channel=privacynews\">Save on Intego\u2019s world-class protection software for Mac\/Windows<\/a><\/div>\n<style>.wp-post-image{display:none}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured: Privacy News Online \u2013 Week of September 25th, 2020 TikTok and WeChat banned in the US? American users need a VPN The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an order to essentially ban Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat though the move has since been temporarily halted by a judge\u2019s order. Additionally, the approval of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-september-25-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: September 25, 2020&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1792],"tags":[277,2011,1542,104,2012,1640,681,1996,1866,590],"class_list":["post-14230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-privacy-news-online","tag-att","tag-blesa","tag-contextual-ads","tag-facebook","tag-firefox-for-android","tag-internet-shutdowns","tag-max-schrems","tag-signal","tag-tiktok","tag-wechat"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: September 25, 2020<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=if8TY9-Fkzo Featured: Privacy News Online - Week of September 25th, 2020 TikTok and WeChat banned in the US? 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