I just noticed that the App Store app installs applications I "purchase" with it as chmod root. I'm a bit surprised by this, as it does not ask for an admin password when installing, and on a Unix (OS ...

Several well-known VPN providers – including Surfshark, TurboVPN and VyprVPN – are among six brands called out for a risky practice that potentially undermines user security, reports TechRadar. The ...

Six major Virtual Private Network firms have been shown to be installing root certificates that could open up users' computers to surveillance. In a similar way to Apple's iCloud Private Relay, VPNs ...

Microsoft has a long ass list of trusted root CAs installed by default with Windows or updates. In XP, if you remove one of these defaults, and open up a cert that traces back to it, you're told that ...

According to the story by AppleInsider, in a similar manner to the iCloud Private Relay by Apple, VPNs are supposed to protect users by routing all incoming and outcoming data through a trusted ...