Privacy advocates sound alarm as thousands of Chinese facial recognition cameras head for Belgrade
Hundreds of facial recognition cameras, supplied by Huawei, are currently deployed in Serbia’s capital Belgrade, and thousands more are on […]
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New York legislature bans use of facial recognition technology in schools
New York’s state legislature voted to pause the use of facial recognition at schools for two years. The moratorium, approved […]
Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S.
President Trump on Thursday invoked his emergency economic powers to impose broad sanctions against TikTok, a move that steps up […]
Citizens Are Increasingly Worried About How Companies Use Their Data
With data privacy important to almost every American, more than two-thirds of those surveyed say they don’t trust companies to […]
Android user chucks potential $10 billion lawsuit at Google
Google “abuses Android OS to obtain a competitive advantage”, according to a lawsuit filed this week alleging that the Alphabet […]
Capital One Fined $80 Million in Data Breach
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled a hack that […]
Morgan Stanley Hit with Class Lawsuit Over Alleged Data Breaches
Former and current Morgan Stanley customers have filed a putative class-action lawsuit alleging negligence and invasion of privacy over the […]
Most consumers do not trust big tech with their privacy
Social media and online shopping sites top the list of services consumers feel do not adequately protect their personal information. […]
UK data watchdog having a hard time making GDPR fines stick
British Airways expects the fine for its 2018 credit card data leak to be just 10.8 per cent of the […]
The countdown is on for TikTok after Schrems II
Given the US’ threatened actions against TikTok and the outcome of Schrems II, it is clear that the spotlight is […]
Google victory in German top court over right to be forgotten
A German court has sided with Google and rejected requests to wipe entries from search results. The cases hinged on […]
Proposed Amendment to the North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act
In April 2019, with the introduction of House Bill 904, a bi-partisan effort was made to strengthen cyber security in […]