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Microsoft OneDrive Personal Vault, Google’s New Privacy and Security Controls, REAL ID Deadline
You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 89 for October 7th 2019: Microsoft’s new OneDrive personal vault, updated privacy and security controls announced by Google, and the TSA’s announcement about the REAL ID deadline next year.
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Microsoft has increased the security and privacy of its OneDrive cloud storage service with a new feature called a “Personal Vault” which is now available worldwide for all OneDrive users except for those on business plans. Personal Vault is a protected area in OneDrive that requires additional authentication, like biometrics, a PIN code, or SMS-based two-factor authentication in order to access and store files. Microsoft has stated that on Windows 10 devices files that are stored in Personal Vault are synced by default to Bitlocker-encrypted locations, and that the vault will lock automatically in 20 minutes by default. I think the real security advantage here is on mobile devices where the OneDrive app will let you scan files or take pictures and video and store it directly into your Personal Vault instead of your camera roll. And because data that is stored in OneDrive is encrypted at rest and in transit, it seems to be a nice addition to increase the security and privacy of your most sensitive data like storing a picture of your driver’s license, passport, birth certificate, or other electronic documents you should protect. One disappointment though, if you have a free OneDrive account or one that you recently upgraded to one of Microsoft’s standalone 100 GB plans, you can only store a maximum of three files in your Personal Vault. To store more, you’ll need to upgrade to an Office 365 Personal or Home subscription. I guess according to Microsoft, much needed personal file security and privacy comes with an additional cost.
There were lots of new privacy and security updates from Google last week which includes new features and improvements to give you more control over your data and to make privacy and security controls more seamless across all of Google’s products. First up is the new feature which allows you to auto-delete your YouTube browsing history at a set time period of 3 months, 18 months, or the ability to just delete your history manually. Next, Google has integrated a password checkup tool into the Google Password Manager which will let you know if your passwords are weak, reused, or have been compromised in a previous data breach. This is similar functionality to what Firefox rolled out a few months ago by integrating with Troy Hunt’s ‘Have I been pwnd’ service. In addition to these improvements you’ll be able to tell the Google Assistant to delete what you just said or delete a recording from a specific time per
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