Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) and Harvard University recently said that they have developed a system which can help developers set up private browsing measures for their pages. The system, called Veil, will convert cleartext URLs in...
It has been reported that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is considering new data protection policies which will offer Canadians new regulatory tools for the safety of their information online. The OPC had previously sought suggestions from the public on regulatory solutions,...
A reporter from New Zealand Herald recently tested rumors that Facebook had been tracking even non-Facebook users and found that the social networking platform had amassed significant personal data on him, even trivial information such as chat logs and site history. However, Facebook gathers these information...
It was recently reported that French media company L’Express had leaked the information of its readers due to an unsecured server which was left online without a password for weeks. The server was discovered by Florida resident Mickey Dimov who works for a major defense contractor....
A new survey from global managed services provider iQor showed that two-thirds of American consumers are still concerned about the security risks posed by smart home devices. It was established that baby boomers are 17% more concerned about hacking risks, compared to millenials who have grown...
New research from cybersecurity company ESET found that a number of popular smart home devices had serious privacy flaws, with one having a number of severe flaws that it had to be excluded from the report. In its report “IoT And Privacy By Design In The...
Facebook recently said that it will be reintroducing its facial recognition features to users in Europe, but strictly on an opt-in basis. The social media giant was forced to withdraw the technology five years before after privacy activists had heavily opposed it. Users who choose...
WhatsApp has reportedly declined to share user information with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), saying that it would violate the app’s privacy policy. Sebi sought the information from WhatsApp as part of its investigation into rumors of information leakage on blue-chip companies being...
A security researcher named Mohamed Baset recently discovered a Facebook vulnerability which exposes the email and other details of a page administrator within the HTML code. According to Baset’s blog post, the “logical error” was found after he received an email notification from Facebook asking him...
Facebook has recently sent its users notifications regarding its increasingly comprehensive facial recognition features. The message mentions how facial technology is used on the platform and how users can manage its setting. However, the features will not be introduced in Canada and the European Union given...