Putting data privacy in the hands of users
MIT and Harvard University researchers have developed a platform, called Riverbed, that ensures that web services adhere to users’ preferences […]
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Once hailed as unhackable, blockchains are now getting hacked
We’ve long known that just as blockchains have unique security features, they have unique vulnerabilities. Marketing slogans and headlines that […]
Artificial Intelligence: Privacy Promise or Peril?
Advanced algorithms, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) are appearing across digital and technology sectors from healthcare to financial […]
San Francisco Could Be First to Ban Facial Recognition Tech
A city supervisor has proposed banning local agencies from using facial recognition technology, warning of the potential bias and invasion […]
Designing Welcome Mats to Invite User Privacy
The way we design user interfaces can have a profound impact on the privacy of a user’s data. It should […]
How Taylor Swift showed us the scary future of facial recognition
Surveillance at concerts is just the beginning, as fears grow around an unregulated, billion-dollar industry. Taylor Swift raised eyebrows late […]
The EU Should Not Regulate Artificial Intelligence As A Separate Technology
As the EU move toward AI regulation, domain-specific rules might fill some gaps, but uniform rules for all AI uses […]
Can AI Become Our New Cybersecurity Sheriff?
AI has shown incredible potential in countless applications and made our lives simpler. Now, adoption of AI for cybersecurity may […]
Geofencing rises privacy concerns
Geofencing is becoming increasingly popular as a means by which to deliver hypertargeted advertising content. At the same time, today’s […]
IAB Europe to release updated consent framework
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe is incorporating feedback from publishers, including Google, as it preps the latest version its […]
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”), “Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence,” that launches a coordinated federal government strategy […]
Google has quietly dropped ban on personally identifiable web tracking
When Google bought the advertising network DoubleClick in 2007, Google founder Sergey Brin said that privacy would be the company’s […]