A recent study by global market agency Ipsos found that may not be taking adequate measures to protect their data online, even though they know that they are responsible for it. Around 61% of the respondents said that they use the same passwords and PINs for...
A partnership between UK police and Amazon which provides public service notifications to Echo smart speaker users have alarmed privacy advocates who fear that the role of Alexa is intruding into the privacy and security of the public. It is said that the next iteration of...
Members of the House of Lords recently criticized the planned use of Automated Facial Recognition technology (AFR) by the British police, calling it a “step too far”. It is said that the UK government does not have policy ideas or laws in place for the...
A number of European internet, media, and telecom companies lashed out against the upcoming GDPR last Wednesday, saying that the new rules will just hand Silicon Valley tech giants more power over user data. In an open letter titled "Europe cannot afford to miss the data...
Industry observers recently commented that Google’s newest mobile OS, Android P, will now come with more privacy features that may rival even the iPhone’s, which is considered to be an industry benchmark in terms of mobile privacy and security. The search giant revealed last Wednesday that...
British Labour MP for Newcastle Central Chi Onwurah recently issued a warning against connected sex toys and said that manufacturers are not doing enough to secure these devices. Onwurah further said that practically any “smart” device that can communicate with the rest of the world can...
A Tel Aviv startup called Vayyar Imaging is reportedly developing radar sensing technology capable of building 3D spaces in real time. The technology is expected to solve privacy problems brought by camera and facial recognition surveillance. The technology is aimed for applications in residential and commercial...
Microsoft has recently given Fast Ring Insiders a peek into the new privacy setup experience which will be included in the Windows 10 Redstone 4 Update slated this spring. The new setup experience is said to offer users granular control over privacy settings. Microsoft is also...
Singapore recently became the newest member of the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System, making it the sixth member along with Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico and the United States. The move, which is expected to boost e-commerce growth and protection of sensitive online consumer data in the...
A new study conducted by researchers from Exabeam found that browsers such as Chrome and Firefox can collect a significant amount of visitor information which can be taken advantage of by cybercriminals. The researchers tested both browsers by visiting websites on the Alexa Top 1000 list....