One in three councils using algorithms to make welfare decisions
One in three councils are using computer algorithms to help make decisions about benefit claims and other welfare issues, despite […]
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Apple Shares Some Browsing History with Chinese Company
The company acknowledged it’s using ‘safe browsing’ technology from Tencent, which has ties to the Chinese government. Apple is sending […]
Amazon Calls for Government Regulation of Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon said it believes that governments should act to regulate the use of facial recognition technology to ensure it is […]
How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology
One day in 2005, a mother in Evanston, Ill., joined Flickr. She uploaded some pictures of her children. Years later, […]
Study Finds Rampant Lapses in Securing Access to Sensitive Information
Sila Solutions Group, a North American technology and management consulting firm, in partnership with the Ponemon Institute, a leading research […]
Blind Spots in AI Just Might Help Protect Your Privacy
Machine learning, for all its benevolent potential to detect cancers and create collision-proof self-driving cars , also threatens to upend […]
Organisations worldwide failing to adequately protect sensitive data in the cloud, study finds
A new global study from Thales, with research from the Ponemon Institute, has exposed an increasing disparity between the rapid […]
China to Require Facial Recognition for Internet, Cell Phones
Starting December 1, Chinese citizens will have to allow telecommunications carriers to scan their faces when signing up for internet […]
Irish Department of Social Protection accused of ‘mass surveillance’
A complaint has been made to the Data Protection Commissioner accusing the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection of […]
Facebook WhatsApp, Twitter investigations in Ireland reach conclusion
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has concluded investigations into Facebook’s WhatsApp and Twitter over possible breaches of EU data privacy rules. […]
Phone numbers users provided for security Twitter used for ad
Twitter revealed Tuesday that it mishandled an unspecified number of users’ email addresses and phone numbers, allowing that data to […]
Facebook’s New “Off-Facebook Activity” Feature
Facebook has introduced a new privacy feature called the “Off-Facebook Activity” intended to provide you with a tool to control […]