Amazon’s facial-recognition tool misidentified 28 lawmakers as people arrested for a crime
Amazon.com’s facial recognition tools incorrectly identified 28 members of US Congress as people arrested for a crime during a test […]
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Decade-old Bluetooth flaw lets hackers steal data passing between devices
Serious error in the in the Bluetooth specification lets hackers to intercept and tamper with data exchanged between vulnerable devices. Attackers […]
Consent management platforms are purchased less often than other privacy tools
With the massive new requirements for user consent in the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the new California privacy […]
How privacy is moving data security to the top of corporate agendas
It’s no longer privacy vs security. Regulations like GDPR and customer data breaches have joined privacy and security efforts at […]
3D Printing, Cybersecurity, and Audio Fingerprinting
Some researchers have lately been pondering what might happen ifsomeone break into your 3D printer. Of course, you could bring […]
73% of CISOs companies resigned to data breaches are stockpiling cryptocurrency to pay off ransoms, survey reveals
In an evolving threat landscape, the report revealed that 73% of CISOs companies resigned to data breaches are stockpiling cryptocurrency […]
Facebook Biometric Suit Moves Forward
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently ruled that a certified class action on behalf of […]
Outsourcing the role of a data protection officer: is it worth it?
Under the GDPR, there are certain circumstances where an organisation must employ the services of a data protection officer (DPO), […]
More than 40% of reported security breaches are caused by employee negligence
Research shows that employees are often the root cause of business security breaches. More training will help, but better security […]
EDPB adopts letter regarding the PSD2 Directive
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a letter on behalf of the EDPB Chair addressed to Sophie in’t Veld […]
Argentina DPA issues new regulations
The Agency of Access to Public Information, the governmental entity tasked with enforcing the Argentine Data Protection Law, recently issued […]
Google Data Transfer Project will help you move your data between services
Google, together with Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook, is introducing the open-source Data Transfer Project, which will enable consumers to transfer […]