Homomorphic Encryption Signals the Future for Socially Valuable Research on Private Data
Encryption has become a cornerstone of the technologies that support communication, commerce, banking, and myriad other essential activities in today’s […]
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Fieldfisher Publishes its GDPR App
On June 06, 2017, European law firm Fieldfisher launched mobile app: “A Complete Guide to the GDPR”. The app provides complete guide […]
Study: Most dementia apps lack a privacy policy
Mobile health apps targeting dementia patients lack appropriate privacy policies, according to researchers, raising concerns about the possibility of privacy […]
Intelligent Tracking Prevention
WebKit has long included features to reduce tracking. From the very beginning, we’ve defaulted to blocking third-party cookies. Now, we’re […]
Intel CEO Krzanich: Self-driving cars will double as security cameras
In addition to improvements in productivity and eliminating things like traffic, driverless cars will be good for security, he said. […]
Google to roll out ad-blocking for Chrome
In dialogue with the Coalition and other industry groups, we plan to have Chrome stop showing ads (including those owned […]
Apple uses machine learning to improve privacy
At the 2017 WWDC in San Jose, Apple executive Craig Federighi announced updates to its consumer OS with new privacy […]
Is Apple Jumping Into The Ad Blocking Fray … Again?
Apple is rolling out products to cut down on autoplay video and retargeting. Source: Is Apple Jumping Into The Ad […]
Using your face or finger as a boarding pass
Two months ago, we reported on the first deployments of biometric technologies for passenger processing at some European airports and […]
Courts Are Using AI to Sentence Criminals. That Must Stop Now.
Algorithms pervade our lives today, from music recommendations to credit scores to now, bail and sentencing decisions. But there is […]
Global consent tools could hit targeted advertising and personalised services to the detriment of consumers
Consumers could miss out on services or offers they would be interested in if proposed reforms to EU e-Privacy rules […]
What does it mean to ask for an “explainable” algorithm?
One of the standard critiques of using algorithms for decision-making about people, and especially for consequential decisions about access to […]