Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Elon Musk having an on/off affair with them, robot accounts, share price falling and now they have been fined $150m, by The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for selling user information that should have been private. Twitter does not seem to be having a good time… Twitter fined $150m …
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Here is something to do whilst sitting having a coffee (or drink of your choice!) this weekend. Make sure you have disabled ad tracking on your phone. The article from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also explains why you should do this. Hint: you should be protective of your privacy! …
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The quote is from an article by Royal Hansen, Vice President of Engineering for Privacy, Safety, and Security, outlining how Google sees it’s role in making it a more secure world. Building a secure world (blog.google) I always have a seed of doubt when I read anything like this from …
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This post was first published on 23 April 2022 Here is a story from the EU that goes hand-in-hand with the UK Government’s Online Safety legislation: EU agrees rules to force big tech to rein in illegal content or face huge fines | European Union | The Guardian Update 26 …
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Sites reported record 29.3m child abuse images in 2021 | Internet | The Guardian The large number is not so much a concern but a positive move forward in the improvements in detection and enforcement by the various online platforms – 35% more images detected and removed, this 35% represents …
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Here is today’s coffee time article by April Glaser, Joan Donovan and Jenna Ruddock at The Guardian. It is from last week but I thought it was worth highlighting as the power that these mega-companies wield far exceeds most elected (and unelected) governments. How Silicon Valley’s Russia crackdown proves its …
This was originally posted on 4 March 2022 I put this more academic article up, as a Saturday read, for some background into home automation and smart devices: Home automation and Smart Devices – some questions to be answered – Smart Thinking Solutions Now today there is an article on …
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