Blockchain And Privacy
Discussions about “blockchain” technology seem to be everywhere these days, with potential applications spanning industries as diverse as banking, healthcare, […]
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Iranian web crackdown drives surge in privacy technology
As demonstrations against the clerical regime continue, the numbers of Iranians using privacy technologies is increasing. Source: Iranian web crackdown […]
Blockchain and privacy
Blockchain is the new buzz: it can solve all our problems, fix climate change, break currency monopolies and so much […]
Report on the ethical matters raised by algorithms and artificial intelligence
Public awareness around the role of algorithms and artificial intelligence in our everyday lives has been rising subsequently in the […]
NYC May Be at the Vanguard of Algorithmic Accountability in 2018
Next year promises to be an important year for advancing conversations about accountability in artificial intelligence. While civil society has […]
As GDPR Looms, Privacy Tech Is On The Rise
The May deadline to comply with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is swiftly approaching, and ad tech and security […]
Safari in Arms Race Against Trackers – Criteo Feels the Heat
Criteo is an ad company. You may not have heard of them, but they do retargeting, the type of ads […]
A Cute Toy Just Brought a Hacker Into Your Home
Amid the holiday shopping season, cybersecurity researchers warn that new, interactive toys are vulnerable to many hacking threats. Source: A […]
In China, a Three-Digit Score Could Dictate Your Place in Society
China is taking the idea of a credit score to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what […]
Managing Your Identity on Facebook with Face Recognition Technology
Facebook is announcing new, optional tools to help people better manage their identity on Facebook using face recognition. Powered by […]
You Give Up a Lot of Privacy Just Opening Emails. Here’s How to Stop It
Billions of emails are opened every day by people who have never consented to be tracked, but are being tracked […]
Public Opinion Often Sets Privacy Standards for Smart City Tech
City officials, law professors and corporate privacy directors discuss the tension between open data work and privacy at the second […]