Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This story is from the United States and applies to law enforcement over there – but what happens over there often comes here: Sneaky ways cops could access data to widely prosecute abortions in the US | Ars Technica Our privacy is important so we all need to be aware …
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Cambridge Analytica was someone else’s problem (SEP) but a high court case is soon to decide whether Meta and Facebook are breaking UK data privacy laws: Facebook sued for collecting personal data to target adverts | Meta | The Guardian Tanya O’Carroll is claiming Facebook is ignoring her requests to …
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Following the story this week that Twitter bots consider images of meteors indecent – here is another round robin bit of hacking and Big Tech “support theatre” that can cost small businesses a lot of money. Meta keeps booting small business owners for being hacked on Facebook | Ars Technica …
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I often mention the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in posts – it is part of the UK’s intelligence service and is involved in cyber security. Their site in Cheltenham is well known for its distinctive “doughnut” shaped building. I took the photo above, last week whilst walking out near …
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The lack of repairability of Apple products – I no longer buy Airpods as they are expensive e-waste – was always an issue for us. This was outweighed by the reassurance offered by Apple with its “walled garden” app store and the security features built into the devices. Although neither …
