Mistakes, misuse, mission creep: Biometric screening must end
If identity thieves or stalkers target us, we can change our credit card numbers and even our names, but we […]
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Gartner: Five Trends in Cybersecurity for 2017 and 2018
Gartner presents five trends in cybersecurity for 2017 and 2018 here . It notes that folks with cybersecurity skills have […]
The Pregnancy Panopticon
There are a staggering number of applications for Android and iOS which claim to help people keep track of their […]
The Man Who Wrote Those Password Rules Has a New Tip: N3v$r M1^d!
Bill Burr’s 2003 report recommended using numbers, obscure characters and capital letters and updating regularly. As his advice is overturned, […]
Future role of CJEU for UK courts should be ‘spelled out’ in statute, says top judge
The UK parliament must be “very clear” about the extent to which judges should rely on future decisions of the […]
UN human rights watchdog sends Apple letter over China VPN demands
The letter follows Apple removing VPN apps from its China App Store after a change in the country’s law. Source: […]
The Guardian view on data protection: a vital check on power
The UK government plans to harmonise our data protection laws with the EU’s. This is necessary and sensible, too. Source: […]
Clear and universal – the right to privacy at the 120th Session of the Human Rights Committee
What do Honduras, Pakistan, and Switzerland have in common? They all happened to be under the scrutiny of the UN […]
This Shadowy Company Is Flying Spy Planes Over US Cities
It has tracked cell phones for military training and flown a camera that can watch over a city for hours […]
Five actions US Congress may take on self-driving cars
Lawmakers are exploring ways to speed up the deployment of self-driving cars as the auto industry and safety advocates clamor […]
Disney turns to AI to track filmgoers’ true feelings about its films
Movie studios have a long tradition of testing out new films to see how audiences react before launching them in […]
Blippar To Use Computer Vision To Improve Location Targeting
Engineers at augmented reality startup Blippar believe they have developed technology to improve marketing and ad campaigns by helping to […]