Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
According to the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Prof Fraser Sampson the proposed changes in the law will be diluting the privacy and use protection that his organisation currently offers but which he thinks is currently inadequate. The proposed law – the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – with …
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Another instance of the questionable use of the commercially available spyware Pegasus. New York Times Journalist Hacked with NSO Spyware – Schneier on Security Other Pegasus articles: Pegasus – Smart Thinking Solutions
A few months ago I wrote about the commercially available spyware Pegasus. Now it is back in the news again – this time the use of Pegasus by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, to spy on his wife has caused Cambridge university to halt a £400m project …
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These are the first steps being taken in the rest of Europe to limit the ability of governments, governmental agencies and organisations to biometrically scan their innocent citizens as they walk down the street. The European Parliament Voted to Ban Remote Biometric Surveillance – Schneier on Security
This spyware is not available Dark Web it can be purchased legitimately. The Guardian calls it: “…perhaps the most powerful piece of spyware ever developed – certainly by a private company.” Both The Conversation and The Guardian have articles looking at how the powerful Pegasus surveillance software has been used …
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It started as a simple desire to add the dates and times to my calendar when the San Francisco 49ers were playing their matches. Unlike many (most) people I read the terms and conditions and exactly what the service wanted me to share with them! In this article I eventually …
You have seen it in the movies – an insect sized spy camera – now it is a fact!
