The Rise Of The Data Unconcerneds
Consumers are increasingly willing to share data for benefits, a UK DMA/Acxiom study shows. They will even provide it for […]
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Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Systems Threatens Civil Liberties
Independent Oversight, Privacy Protections Are Needed San Francisco, California—Face recognition—fast becoming law enforcement’s surveillance tool of choice—is being implemented with […]
(Mis)conceptions About the Impact of Surveillance
Does surveillance impact behavior? Many remain skeptical while others believe any effects, if they are real, are only temporary or […]
New Hack Can Steal Data From Devices in Faraday Cages
Last year Wikileaks released documents detailing how attackers can compromise offline computers. This new study goes one step further, exposing […]
Your smartphone location can be tracked – even if you’ve turned off the GPS
Religiously turning off location services may not save you from having your smartphone tracked: a group of IEEE researchers have […]
Mixpanel analytics accidentally slurped up passwords
The passwords of some people using sites monitored by popular analytics provider Mixpanel were mistakenly pulled into its software. Until […]
Fairness and Accountability Design Needs for Algorithmic Support in High-Stakes Public Sector Decision-Making
Calls for heightened consideration of fairness and accountability in algorithmically-informed public decisions—like taxation, justice, and child protection—are now commonplace. How […]
ENISA issues a report on emerging technologies and security challenges
ENISA has produced the first version of a report that provides an overview of key emerging technologies and their associated […]
67% of CISOs expect a Data Breach
Information security professional confidence is worsening – CISOs and CIOs cite human error, lack of in-house expertise, third parties and […]
Researchers claim WhatsApp Group chats can easily be infiltrated
A team of German cryptographers has discovered flaws in WhatsApp’s Group chats despite its end-to-end encryption, that makes it possible […]
Global Data Privacy Snapshot 2018
Data protection is rising on the agenda globally: the past year has seen China introduce the PRC Cybersecurity Law, the […]
Only Four In Ten Firms Are Ready For GDPR
Senzing has found in a survey that 60% of European companies are not GDPR-ready. Spain and France are particularly concerned. […]