Google stops challenging most US warrants for data on overseas servers
Google has quietly stopped challenging most search warrants from US judges in which the data requested is stored on overseas […]
September 2017
AI Research Is in Desperate Need of an Ethical Watchdog
More social scientists are using AI intending to solve society’s ills, but they don’t have clear ethical guidelines to prevent […]
Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot easier
“Generative” neural networks teach themselves to guess realistic passwords. Source: Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot […]
Hackers hid malware in CCleaner software
Hackers have successfully breached CCleaner’s security to inject malware into the app and distribute it to millions of users. Security […]
AI can make justice truly blind — but not just yet
“Justice is blind.” It’s a wonderful concept that represents an even-handed legal system that is impartial and objective in equal measure. […]
Facial Recognition to Be Best Way to Unlock Your Next Phone?
Facial recognition is often discussed as a method law enforcement or private companies could use for identifying anyone from criminal […]
Never Mind GDPR, Here Comes Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection
Apple’s soon-to-be released iOS 11 is generating some fairly significant anxiety in ad tech circles due to how Apple’s Safari […]
Jourova reassured ‘America first’ does not weigh on EU-US privacy shield
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said she was relieved that US President Trump’s “America first” policy will not shatter the […]
WhatsApp rejected Government request to access encrypted messages
The UK Government demanded that WhatsApp comes up with a way to offer access to encrypted messages this summer – […]
EU Commission to publish encryption report
The European Commission is trying to pull together member states’ differing views on security and privacy before it publishes a […]
Europe to set up cybersecurity agency
The European Commission has proposed measures to improve cybersecurity in the EU, including a cybersecurity agency that would help EU […]
A top EU official is pressing Apple, Facebook, on privacy and hate speech
One of the European Union’s leading regulators is making a house call to Silicon Valley this week. Her agenda: A […]