EU institution staff ‘unaware’ of Microsoft data misuse
Members of staff working across the EU institutions are “not aware” of the extent to which the US tech firm […]
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Mass surveillance fears as India readies facial recognition system
As India prepares to install a nationwide facial recognition system in an effort to catch criminals and find missing children, […]
Leaked documents show Facebook leveraged user data to fight rivals and help friends
A cache of leaked Facebook documents of approximately 7,000 pages shows how the company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, oversaw plans to […]
Chinese researchers reveal method to bypass biometric fingerprint scanners in smartphones
Chinese security researchers from X-Lab security at Tencent challenged fingerprint security in a presentation at the GeekPwn 2019 conference in […]
IBM calls for regulation on facial recognition tech instead of bans
IBM wants the US government to regulate facial recognition technology, instead of banning it outright. “Precision regulation” can restrict potentially […]
Apple is now presenting its privacy policy as if it were another product
Apple eleased a new privacy page that makes its privacy policy easier to read and understand. The new privacy page […]
Google teams up with security companies to catch bad apps before they hit the Play Store
Google announced that it’s teaming up with three security companies to help identify malicious apps before they’re published on the […]
The Senate’s secret algorithms bill doesn’t actually fight secret algorithms
In the case of the Filter Bubble Transparency Act, it’s not just spin; it’s an example of how badly defined […]
Tech and mobile companies want to monetise your data … but are scared of GDPR
The vast majority of technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies want to monetise customer data, but are concerned about regulations […]
Spanish Supervisory Authority and EDPS release guidance on hashing for data pseudonymization and anonymization purposes
On November 4, 2019, the Spanish Supervisory Authority (“AEPD”), in collaboration with the European Data Protection Supervisor, published guidance on the […]
The DNA database used to find the Golden State Killer is a national security leak waiting to happen
A private DNA ancestry database that’s been used by police to catch criminals is a security risk from which a […]
Legislation Would Force Google and Rivals to Disclose Search Algorithms
Senate lawmakers are teeing up a bill that would require search engines to disclose the algorithms they apply in ranking […]