Vaccine passports: what are they and do they pose a danger to privacy?
Race to build app for people to demonstrate Covid-19 jab or a negative test, but rights groups worry about ‘identity checks’.
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German police take down ‘world’s largest darknet marketplace’
A German-led police sting has taken down the “world’s largest” darknet marketplace.
Facebook’s EU-US data transfers face their final countdown
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has agreed to swiftly finalize a long-standing complaint against Facebook’s international data transfers for EU to US.
Experian warns of facial recognition, synthetic ID fraud
The widespread shift to e-commerce and touchless payments has escalated fraud risk, including the possibility of fraudsters combining altered photos with synthetic ID.
WhatsApp private chat groups get EXPOSED again on Google search
WhatsApp has suffered an embarrassing privacy breach, with its private chat groups being indexed on Google’s search engine.
Intel launches RealSense ID camera system for on-device facial recognition
The system is designed to perform facial authentication on consumer-facing devices such as point-of-sale systems, ATMs and kiosks.
Ticketmaster Pays $10 Million Criminal Fine for Intrusions into Competitor’s Computer Systems
Ticketmaster Used Passwords Unlawfully Retained by a Former Employee of a Competitor to Access Computer Systems in Scheme to “Choke Off” the Victim’s Business.
FBI Warn Hackers are Using Hijacked Home Security Devices for ‘Swatting’
Hackers hijack home surveillance devices, to call police with a fake emergency, then watch the chaos unfold.
UK quietly shifts away from promise of ‘deep’ foreign and security links with EU
Little-discussed reversal of thinking means plans for formal co-operation look dead.
Microsoft Confirms Its Network Was Breached With Tainted SolarWinds Updates
Microsoft confirmed that its network was among the thousands infected with tainted software updates from SolarWinds.
Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker
Leaked Nintendo documents have revealed a frightening surveillance operation carried out against a hacker who was researching exploits for the 3DS handheld.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity Publishes a Draft Certification Scheme for Cloud Services
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published a draft scheme for cloud services