Rising Demands for Data Localization a Response to Weak Data Protection Mechanisms
Don’t Trust Data Localization Exceptions in Trade Agreements to Guarantee Protection of Personal Data The digital economy relies on cross-border […]
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Biometrics changing the way governments address data security, privacy
Accenture has published a new research report that finds that biometrics and advanced analytics are helping to revolutionize the way […]
Airlines Are Giving Your Face to Homeland Security
Cameras photograph travelers, capture their data, and scan it against databases. Even the feds say there’s a risk it could […]
Center for Democracy & Technology releases Digital Decisions Tool
The engineers and product managers who design these systems are the first line of defense against unfair, discriminatory, and harmful […]
Belgian Privacy Commission opposes keeping fingerprints for 20 years
The Privacy Commission has opposed a change in the legislation on the automated handling of personal data collected through Belgian […]
Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA
Researchers planted a working hacker exploit in a physical strand of DNA. Source: Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of […]
The Fate of Online Trust in the Next Decade
Many experts say lack of trust won’t hinder increased public reliance on the internet. Some expect trust to grow as […]
Microsoft to improve blockchain privacy
Microsoft is working to address some of the current limitations of enterprise blockchain with a new cross-platform framework designed to […]
This AI System Can Diagnose Depression From Instagram Photos
Researchers created a machine-learning algorithm that was able to identify clinical depression with 70 percent accuracy, while human general practitioners […]
What NAFTA negotiations mean for your personal data
Governments can – and increasingly are – using the cloud. But where should the data be physically stored and how should […]
Startup hopes to give users control over privacy
Manu Fontaine does not believe privacy should equal secrecy. The former AOL and EMC Corporation employee has been working for […]
Blockchain’s brilliant approach to cybersecurity
Hackers can shut down entire networks, tamper with data, lure unwary users into cybertraps, steal and spoof identities, and carry […]