This is a story about the commercial spyware Pegasus and it’s possible misuses. EU commissioner calls for urgent action against Pegasus spyware | Surveillance | The Guardian
The blockchain is polluting the planet – YouTube lecture on changing the world with smart contracts
There is an article on the BBC technology news site discussing the e-waste resulting from the mining of bitcoins: Bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste – BBC News At the heart of this e-waste generation is blockchain technology – a very secure method of holding information across a distributed system. …
You have to wonder why companies make these types of decisions…
In a world where every business has to have heard of cyber-security and should always be thinking about how to protect their information and their client and customer privacy it is incredible to hear of a company that felt they could keep PII on a single smartphone. It was then …
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Commercially available spyware – Pegasus
It exists – of course it is going to be used. Ten governments appear to be customers of the supplier, NSO Group. Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon | Surveillance | The Guardian
What is Privacy?
So you think you know what “privacy is. You probably know that the GDPR addresses privacy and have discussed privacy as part of your compliance – but did you know there is no definition for privacy included in the regulations? I have written an article on the Octagon blog looking …
