Why Some Healthcare Entities Pay Ransoms
A recent incident involving an Indiana hospital that publicly admitted to paying a $55,000 ransom to unlock data following a […]
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Atdvertising platform OpenX Now GDPR Compliant
With new, more stringent consumer privacy regulations poised to take effect in Europe soon, a leading digital advertising exchange has […]
Dark Caracal: Good News and Bad News
Few days ago EFF and Lookout announced a new report, Dark Caracal, that uncovers a new, global malware espionage campaign. […]
NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve
The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it pledged to preserve in connection with pending lawsuits and apparently never took […]
Better EHRs could help expand AI use in health care, report says
A report from independent research group JASON details the potential for the health care sector to leverage AI with a […]
User generated content, social media and privacy
We need consumer protection law for the digital age to protect people from offensive invasions of privacy and the unchecked […]
Companies race to gather a newly prized currency: Our body measurements
Millions of Americans are increasingly offering up this personal data in search of better-fitting clothes, raising concerns for some privacy […]
How Google constantly monitors us
Google is equally needy, but feels a lot more insidious than Facebook. Unlike Facebook, Google isn’t just a place you […]
Man Charged with Spying on Thousands of Mac Users for Thirteen Years
Thirteen years of spying is a long run. As Naked Security reported on January 12th , the technical description of […]
A Privacy and Security Checkup for 2018
Privacy and security are increasingly complicated compliance and operational requirements across a growing range of companies and industries. An enormous […]
In the United States, computers help decide who goes to jail
Every day, judges across the United States face harrowing decisions: How many years should they give the bipolar woman convicted […]
The GDPR and consent interfaces: A technician’s view
From an IT technician’s point of view, those of us tasked with operationalizing mandated transparency and consent requirements from the […]