Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days – it's weekly roundup time.

Monday 3 April 2017

• News in brief: Norway deep-freezes data; firms ‘shelving GDPR plans’; Android overtakes Windows
• Facial recognition on Samsung’s new phone has already been cracked
• AKBuilder, Microsoft Word Intruder exploiting Office RTF vulnerability
• Still using IIS 6.0? Stop right now – the latest zero-day won’t be patched
• Twitter users hit out at confusing revamp of @ mentions

Tuesday 4 April 2017

• When scams know too much… [VIDEO]
• News in brief: Berners-Lee warns on privacy; drone complaints up sharply; space researchers seek volunteers
• More indications attackers are doubling down against Android
• Update your iPhone to avoid being hacked over Wi-Fi
• Minnesota pushes back against allowing ISPs to sell their users’ data
• Farmers go off-market to dig up patches for their tractors
• When social media surveillance gets it very wrong

Wednesday 5 April 2017

• News in brief: Facebook tackles ‘revenge porn’; Microsoft beefs up privacy; security pros lax on passwords
• WikiLeaks spills source code files for CIA’s Marble Framework
• Geek Squad under fire for ‘cozy’ and ‘extensive’ links to FBI
• Researchers to study perceived link between cybercrime and autism
• Visitors could be forced to hand over phones when entering the US

Thursday 6 April 2017

• News in brief: NASA to crash probe into Saturn; laptop ban might widen; Facebook tool to spot fake news
• Bill would block warrantless searches of Americans’ phones at borders
• Open sesame – unless you complain about your ‘smart’ door opener

Friday 7 April 2017

• That ‘iPhone Wi-Fi bug’ isn’t just for Apple users – here’s a rundown
• News in brief: Twitter sues US government; Google launches Fact Check; cybersecurity apprenticeship launched
• Mastodon: new beast to challenge Big Social, or another white elephant?
• Why isn’t US military email protected by standard encryption tech?
• WiFi-enabled adult toy comes up short on security

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