Apps Checking Covid-19 Symptoms Pose Data Collection Risks
Insurers and health tech companies developing mobile apps to let patients track Covid-19 symptoms and connect with doctors need to […]
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Over 172 Million Weibo Users’ Personal Data Is For Sale on Dark Web
Personal data of over 172 million users of Chinese social media platform Weibo is for sale on dark web and […]
Speech recognition algorithms may also have racial bias
As it turns out, algorithms that are trained on data that’s already subject to human biases can readily recapitulate them, […]
Brussels Court of Appeal overrules first DPA fine to a private company
On Feb. 19, the Brussels Court of Appeal overruled one of the first decisions of the Belgian Data Protection Authority […]
EDPS Publishes Annual Report 2019
The Annual Report provides an insight into all European Data Protection Superviser’s (EDPS) activities in 2019. EDPS activities therefore focused […]
EU Commission puts emphasis on encryption
The European Commission has begun taking more decisive steps toward secure, encrypted communications. But while all of these steps may […]
Unidentified Database Exposes 200 Million Americans
The CyberNews research team uncovered an unsecured database owned by an unidentified party, comprising 800 gigabytes of personal user information. […]
Putin’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: Dangerous New ‘Cyber Weapons’ Now Exposed
The successor agency to Russia’s KGB has been hacked again—and the exposed tools represent a threat to us all. This […]
In the battle against coronavirus, personal privacy is at risk
As countries around the world fight the spread of the coronavirus, several governments are using technology to monitor quarantines — […]
Half a million private, legal and financial documents leaked online
An unsecured database has leaked over 500,000 highly sensitive documents leaving many at risk of fraud and theft. The database […]
Clearview AI Reportedly Worked On a Mug Shot Repository to Go With Its Face Recognition App
The controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI has already landed in hot water for purportedly letting both law enforcement and […]
This Filter Makes Your Photos Invisible to Facial Recognition
Digital cloaking, and how you can reclaim a modicum of digital privacy. A.I. researchers are starting to think about how […]