AI for Cybersecurity Is a Hot New Thing — and a Dangerous Gamble
Machine learning and artificial intelligence can help guard against cyberattacks, but hackers can foil security algorithms by targeting the data […]
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How can blockchain assist data protection?
The Internet of Things has created a reliance on technology for many of us on both a personal and a […]
Google and Mastercard Cut a Secret Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales
Google and Mastercard brokered a business partnership that gave Google an unprecedented asset for measuring retail spending, part of the […]
Firefox’s New Browser Will Keep Brands From Stalking You
Future versions of Firefox will block third-party tracking codes, and trackers that take too long to load, by default. Users […]
Your Smart Electricity Meter Can Easily Spy On You
Modern electricity usage meters provide innumerable benefits to utility companies, including a variety of remote access and monitoring tools to […]
Cookies see decline post GDPR
A new study has revealed a decline in cookies and third-party content on website pages since GDPR was introduced. It found […]
FPF Releases New AI Resource Guides
Future of Privacy Forum has launched Resource Guides which collect current and leading news, academic publications, and multi-media training, providing in-depth […]
Gmail now lets you send self-destructing emails from your phone
Google has rolled out its ‘confidential mode’ for setting a self-destruct date on email to mobile devices. The feature also prevents […]
Schools are using AI to track their students
Any US school that receives federal funding is required to have an internet-safety policy. As school-issued tablets and Chromebook laptops […]
What Your Car Knows About You
Auto makers can now collect large amounts of data from internet-connected vehicles, from location to driving habits. Now, they’re figuring out […]
We underestimate the threat of facial recognition technology at our peril
Data could be used to draw conclusions about who you are, what you believe, what you have done – and […]
Hackers Turned an Amazon Echo Into a Spy Bug
Researchers found they could turn the smart speakers into surveillance devices—if they could get their own attack tool on the […]