What You Should Know About the Cookie’s Crumble: Associations Now
One of the most fundamental tracking tools of the internet era, the browser cookie, is starting to fall out of […]
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Data protection watchdog promises new cloud computing guidance
New cloud computing guidance is to be issued by an EU data protection watchdog this year. European data protection supervisor […]
Cloud computing highlights new security challenges in hybrid IT
During the recent Tech Field Day 16 event, Forcepoint teased the beginning of what I believe is a much-needed shift […]
You’re Never Going To Read That Privacy Policy. Could AI Help?
It’s a common quip about privacy policies: They’re so complex, you need a law degree to understand them. A team […]
Sexual consent: Apps that set rules for intimacy come with their own risks
You’re getting hot and heavy with a new “friend” and thinking about hooking up — who wants to break the […]
2 Companies Claim they Can Unlock Newest iPhone
Now, leading mobile forensics firm Cellebrite and a second lesser-known company called Grayshift are offering to unlock iPhones running the […]
Commonwealth Games wifi service will mine visitors’ Facebook data
The Gold Coast council will use a new city wifi service to harvest Facebook data from visitors to next month’s […]
How Europe’s New Privacy Law Will Change the Web, and More
Consumers have long wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. […]
How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug
Sure, third-party Facebook apps collected data about users’ lives. But they seemed convenient and harmless, and, really, what could go […]
Beyond passwords: Companies use fingerprints and digital behavior to ID employees
Biometric authentication uses face, fingerprint or iris scans to quickly confirm a person’s identity. You probably already use itap by […]
China to bar people with bad ‘social credit’ from planes, trains
China said it will begin applying its so-called social credit system to flights and trains and stop people who have […]
The increasing use of artificial intelligence is stoking privacy concerns in China
As artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technologies become more prevalent, a survey has found that three out of four […]