“Human Project” seeks 10,000 to share personal data on health, money, more
10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing a trove of personal information, from cellphone locations and credit-card swipes […]
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AI may help to catch identity thieves
A machine-learning algorithm could spot liars in 95% of cases by analysing their mouse movements. Source: Identity theft can be thwarted […]
The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
An astonishing project is under way to build a “digital time machine” that will show us in fine detail the […]
Study Finds Students Will Give Up Their Friend’s Privacy for Free Pizza
98 percent of students gave away their friend’s email address for pizza, which is pretty astounding, because it’s just pizza. […]
Homomorphic Encryption Signals the Future for Socially Valuable Research on Private Data
Encryption has become a cornerstone of the technologies that support communication, commerce, banking, and myriad other essential activities in today’s […]
GDPR compliance by May 2018 deadline ‘not a priority’ for two in five businesses, survey finds
Many businesses do not view it “as a priority” to be compliant with new EU data protection laws by the […]
Consumers Less Confident About Healthcare, Data Privacy, and Car Safety, New Survey Finds
Consumer Reports’ second Consumer Voices Survey finds consumers’ confidence on healthcare, data privacy, and car safety has fallen since January […]
The DPO role: A quick survey
The survey asked 10 questions, variously posed as Yes/No, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-box answers. The final two questions dealt with the […]
Data privacy doesn’t seem to be a concern for mobile users willing to swap it for convenience
People are full of contradictions, going through life saying one thing and then doing another. For example, people think they […]
Why We’re So Hypocritical About Online Privacy
We say we care about privacy. However, our actions show that we actually don’t. This article digs deeper into reasons of […]
Privacy-Related Worries Are Keeping Users From Using E-Commerce, Survey At UNCTAD Finds
A global survey on internet security and trust found users are worried about privacy, and in particularly wary of cybercriminals, […]
1.1 billion identities exposed in data breaches in 2016, says Symantec report
On April 26 Symantec released its Internet Security Threat Report. It states that in the last eight years, more than […]