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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Apple declares that sharing device usage information with them is anonymous, but researchers are claiming this is not true and Apple can associate actual iCloud users to this shared information. Apple Device Analytics Contain Identifying iCloud User Data, Claim Security Researchers – MacRumors Would Apple do this? They are already …
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There is no denying the fact that the compulsory Qatari World Cup apps, Ehteraz, a Covid-19 tracker from the Qatari Ministry of Public Health, and Hayya from the Qatari Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy for the World Cup, will be collecting a lot of information on everyone attending. This …
The original post was published on 3 November 2022. Update 16 November 2022 This story has developed further with FBI Director Christopher A. Wray describing to the US Congress how China could exploit Tik Tok: FBI Director warns of potential Chinese gov’t exploitation of TikTok – The Record by Recorded …
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I have my issues with the UK Online Safety bill, but overall I think it has some promise to protect the vulnerable – but this report in The Guardian is showing that the bill my be heading for chaos: UK government criticised for failing to protect children from online harm …
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