January 22, 2020

NIST’s new privacy rules – what you need to know

How do you ensure you're compliant with privacy regulations? NIST has released a Privacy Framework to help you get your house in order.

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January 21, 2020

China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report

Most of the US and China's requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.

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January 16, 2020

College students call for ban on facial recognition on campus

Fight for the Future is building on its success in pressuring concert promoters to back off of plans to use the technology at festivals.

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January 14, 2020

Microsoft now reviewing Skype audio in ‘secure’ places (not China)

A former contractor in Beijing: “It sounds a bit crazy now [...] that they gave me the URL, a username and password sent over email.”

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January 07, 2020

Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch

A user reported to Google that he was seeing images from other people's devices.

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December 30, 2019

Celebrity addresses posted online in New Year’s Honours List leak

Too much information.

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December 23, 2019

Facebook will stop mining contacts with your 2FA number

Facebook clearly likes to use as much of your personal data as it feels it can, and that includes the phone number linked to your 2FA setting.

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December 11, 2019

FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk

Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.

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November 29, 2019

US tightens rules on drone use in policy update

When it comes to managing drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS) the US Department of Justice wants Americans to know it’s on the case.

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