This tech aims to prevent incidental facial captures from IoT devices
The internet of things is virtually everywhere. Billions of IoT devices are deployed to monitor people through CCTVs, capture police […]
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Facebook Failed to Police How Its Partners Handled User Data
Facebook failed to closely monitor device makers after granting them access to the personal data of hundreds of millions of […]
Consumers are more concerned with cybersecurity and data privacy in 2018
Ping Identity 2018 Consumer Survey: Attitudes and Behavior in a Post-Breach Era was released on Wednesday. It reveals that one in […]
Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought
With nothing but a smartphone and some clever computation, researchers can exploit ambient signals to track individuals in their own […]
Data Breaches Compromised 4.5 Billion Records in First Half of 2018
Gemalto released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, a global database of public data breaches, revealing 945 data […]
Australian bill spells trouble for data privacy around the world
ech companies, start-ups and digital consumer rights groups has locked horns with the Australian government over its proposed anti-data encryption […]
Will Google+ be the final push US Congress needs to pass restrictions on data use?
Congress held a hearing a few weeks ago in response to news that Google kept secret a flaw that exposed […]
GDPR: companies should look beyond passwords, says ICO
Online service providers should consider alternatives to passwords to keep their systems secure and meet their obligations under data protection […]
British Airways: data breach waters muddied
A recent statement issued by British Airways calls into question whether the data breach reported by the company last month […]
Private messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for sale
Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users’ accounts. The perpetrators told the […]
Undercover cops break Facebook rules to track protesters, ensnare criminals
Facebook is teeming with fake accounts created by undercover law enforcement officers. They’re against the rules — but cops keep […]
Google will now take you through your privacy settings step-by-step
Google has introduced a handful of new security measures as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, starting with a risk assessment […]