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Information security
fromHarvard Gazette
2 days agoGot personal financial, medical data you'd like to keep private? Good luck.Got personal financial, medical data you'd like to keep private? Good luck. - Harvard Gazette
New AI models may increase the risk of cybercriminals breaching secure systems, exposing personal data.
fromPadailypost
1 day agoPalo Alto learns its license plate cameras could be searched by other police agencies across the country
In late 2023, unbeknownst to many users including PAPD, Flock added a new 'Nationwide Lookup' search feature. Using this feature, an out-of-state local law enforcement or federal agency could perform a broad search of data from Flock's entire nationwide network of over 6,000 cameras, including the 20 cameras then-deployed in Palo Alto.
California
Information security
fromTechCrunch
1 day agoSurveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's phone locations, researchers say | TechCrunch
Two spying campaigns exploit telecom infrastructure weaknesses to track individuals' locations, revealing ongoing vulnerabilities in global phone networks.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoPrivate health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website
The UK Biobank charity informed the government that it had identified their data had been advertised for sale by several sellers on Alibaba's e-commerce platforms in China.
EU data protection
#age-verification
Privacy technologies
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway. - Above the Law
Age verification mandates for the internet are technically flawed, threaten privacy, and may cause more harm than good, according to 438 researchers from 32 countries.
fromTechCrunch
18 hours agoAnother spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps | TechCrunch
Morpheus, a new malware identified by Osservatorio Nessuno, masquerades as a phone updating app and is capable of stealing a broad range of data from an intended target's device.
Privacy professionals
fromYahoo
2 months agoYour privacy choices
Cookies (including similar technologies such as web storage) allow the operators of websites and apps to store and read information from your device. Learn more in our cookie policy. cookies to: provide our sites and apps to you authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and Measurement We count the number of visitors to our pages, the type of device they use (iOS or Android), the browser they use and the duration of their visit to our websites and apps.
EU data protection
Artificial intelligence
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoTech Companies Shouldn't Be Bullied Into Doing Surveillance
The Department of Defense threatened to label Anthropic a supply chain risk to coerce them into removing restrictions on military use of their AI technology, particularly for autonomous weapons and surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
1 month agoAge verification isn't sage verification inside OSes
California's Digital Age Assurance Act attempts age verification for minors but is vague, incoherent, and creates liability risks without clearly defining compliance requirements or addressing practical implementation across diverse computing devices.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month agoWe have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
Young people increasingly view online privacy as inevitable loss rather than a right, accepting data sharing as currency for digital services while older privacy advocates warn this threatens fundamental freedoms.
fromoregonlive
2 months agoYour personal data is being sold right now. Here's what you can do
Oregon allows consumers to opt out when companies collect and sell personal details gained in online transactions or simply when people log on to a website or use an app. Under the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, residents can see what data companies keep about them, request corrections or deletion and opt out of data sales, targeted advertising and certain types of profiling. Businesses must also disclose their data practices and obtain consent before collecting sensitive information such as precise location, biometric or some health data.
Privacy professionals
Privacy professionals
fromPrivacy International
2 months agoA Call for Class Action: how people are reclaiming control over their health data
Class actions in the US are increasingly used to hold companies accountable for exploiting highly valuable health data, creating financial incentives to change corporate behavior.
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