Privacy
Senator Hawley “shocked” at the response he received from Facebook, discovers Facebook’s “encryption” is almost meaningless
The senator appears to have made his mission to protect user privacy online.
IBM is selling facial recognition tech to Middle Eastern dictatorships, report claims
It wouldn’t be the first time a US company has sold controversial invasive tech to other nations.
Hillary Clinton will be a keynote speaker at a cybersecurity expert event
It will be interesting to hear what cybersecurity topics Clinton will speak about.
Millions of “private” Theta photos were available online, easily accessible
The photos were available online without any password protection.
Chinese dating apps database exposes 42.5 million US customer records
As of the time of writing, the exposed database is still online.
A Maine bill, described as one of the most strict privacy laws, has just passed
Individual states are starting to take privacy seriously.
Apple and Google call on UK’s spy agency not to force spying on innocent citizens by breaking end-to-end encryption
Spy agencies have long been anti-encryption.
Ad Blockers are set to stop working on Google Chrome
Apparently it’s a better “user experience”.
Tech giants want amendments to be made to California’s new privacy law
Tech giants believe the new law is rushed and should be amended to be fairer to companies.
What happens on your iPhone doesn’t stay on your iPhone, new report shows
A new report shows your data leaves your phone even as you sleep.
New patent suggests Amazon Alexa could start listening all the time
Many have suspected the lady in the can is always listening. If she wasn’t before, she could be soon.
Australians who use free public WiFi in McDonalds of coffee shops could be giving data over to police
Australia’s attitude to public surveillance is second only to China.