Web feature developers need to pay more attention to privacy and security
Web feature developers are being warned to step up attention to privacy and security as they design contributions. Writing in […]
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UK Court Dismisses Challenge to Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On September 4, 2019, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed a challenge to South Wales Police’s use of […]
Amazon testing payment system that uses hands as ID
Forget the titanium Apple Card — Amazon’s latest payment method uses flesh and blood. The e-tailing giant’s engineers are quietly […]
Google is open-sourcing a tool for data scientists to help protect private information
Google is open-sourcing its so-called differential privacy library, an internal tool the company uses to securely draw insights from datasets […]
Chinese shoppers adopt facial payments in cashless drive
China’s shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facial payment technology. […]
Browser Fingerprinting: An Introduction and the Challenges Ahead
In the past few years, a technique called browser fingerprinting has received a lot of attention because of the risks […]
Facebook: Charting a Way Forward on Privacy and Data Portability
To build portability tools people can trust and use effectively, online services need clear rules about what kinds of data […]
What the focus on the AdTech industry and cookies means for your organisation
Any organisation involved in digital advertising is accountable for the online targeting solution they use. As a website publisher, you […]
Facebook will no longer scan user faces by default
It will roll out the Face Recognition privacy setting globally over the next several weeks. Facebook is making facial recognition […]
UK watchdogs voice concern over lip-reading CCTV
The UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, has warned that in the future, citizens may have to hide their conversations […]
Data privacy-first advertising is here: Here are the winners and losers
The drive for data privacy-first strategies has become more apparent, spurred by anti-tracking moves made by browsers as well as […]
Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking
For two years, a handful of websites have indiscriminately hacked thousands of iPhones. The rare and intricate chains of code […]