Privacy


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Privacy

CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you

CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you

Privacy

CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you

Your ‘networked computer on wheels’ has a privacy problem – when it comes to your data, you may not really be in the driver’s seat

Cameron Camp14 Jan 2021


Privacy

Medical scans of millions of patients exposed online

Medical scans of millions of patients exposed online

Privacy

Medical scans of millions of patients exposed online

Other leaked data included a range of personal information such as names, addresses and personal healthcare information.

Amer Owaida15 Dec 2020


Privacy

Zoom to begin rolling out end-to-end encryption

Zoom to begin rolling out end-to-end encryption

Privacy

Zoom to begin rolling out end-to-end encryption

The videoconferencing platform is making the feature available to users of both free and paid tiers

Amer Owaida15 Oct 2020


Privacy

Had your face stolen lately?

Had your face stolen lately?

Privacy

Had your face stolen lately?

It’s easy to reset your password or PIN after a data breach. But reset your face? Not so much.

Cameron Camp06 Oct 2020


Privacy, Business Security

Sports data for ransom – it’s not all just fun and games anymore

Sports data for ransom – it’s not all just fun and games anymore

Privacy, Business Security

Sports data for ransom – it’s not all just fun and games anymore

Sports and training data are more sophisticated and affordable than ever. With the democratization of (sports) performance data, is your personal information safe?

James Shepperd16 Sep 2020


Privacy

Portland passes the strictest facial recognition technology ban yet in the US

Portland passes the strictest facial recognition technology ban yet in the US

Privacy

Portland passes the strictest facial recognition technology ban yet in the US

Oregon’s largest city aims to be a trailblazer when it comes to facial recognition legislation

Amer Owaida10 Sep 2020


Privacy

NSA shares advice on how to limit location tracking

NSA shares advice on how to limit location tracking

Privacy

NSA shares advice on how to limit location tracking

The intelligence agency warns of location tracking risks and offers tips for how to reduce the amount of data shared

Amer Owaida05 Aug 2020


Privacy

Privacy watchdogs urge videoconferencing services to boost privacy protections

Privacy watchdogs urge videoconferencing services to boost privacy protections

Privacy

Privacy watchdogs urge videoconferencing services to boost privacy protections

The open letter highlights five security and privacy principles that require heightened attention from videoconferencing services

Amer Owaida22 Jul 2020


Privacy

7 VPN services leaked data of over 20 million users, says report

7 VPN services leaked data of over 20 million users, says report

Privacy

7 VPN services leaked data of over 20 million users, says report

A report calls into question the providers’ security practices and dismisses their claims of being no-log VPN services

Amer Owaida20 Jul 2020