A recent report by Kantar Media called Social Media Trends 2018 established that Gen Z users are most protective of their personal data online. The demographic, which includes users born between 1995 and 2012, are more likely to use ad blockers, use online aliases, use apps...
Earlier this week, Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) CEO Robert Fitzpatrick made some positive remarks on the country’s newly rolled out Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) legislation, calling it an important step forward. The laws, which present a major change to the Privacy Act, impose mandatory investigation...
A study from the University Carlos III of Madrid recently established that Facebook stores sensitive personal data on around 205 million European users, which accounts for around 40% of the bloc’s population. Research authors José González Cabañas, Ángel Cuevas, and Rubén Cuevas said that this...
According to Jaspreet Singh, a partner at cybersecurity firm EY, startups are currently burning the midnight oil in preparation for EU’s new data privacy rules. The stringent rules require compliance from all businesses that handle the data of European citizens. Non-compliance will result in penalties...
Researchers from cyber-security company SEC Consult have recently discovered a flaw in the Mi-Cam smart baby monitor which hackers can exploit to hijack feeds from such devices around the world. The generic WiFi video monitoring system manufactured by MiSafes is often used with an app that...
Last Thursday, Nvidia announced its partnership with AI developer Any Vision to integrate automatic facial recognition into closed-circuit television surveillance cameras. Any Vision says that the technology can automatically identify and track individuals with 99% accuracy and compare the results with criminal databases using an algorithm....
Australia’s new Minister for Home Affairs recently commented that facial recognition may soon be used in lieu of passports, as the technology is already being trialed at Canberra Airport. Peter Dutton told the National Press Club last Wednesday that he wanted travelers to walk seamlessly down...
Digital rights campaigners have recently criticized the National Pupil Database (NPD) and legislation which was set in motion last January 18. Non-profit Defend Digital Me says that the program keeps too much information on British school children and puts their privacy at risk. It was also...
The US Supreme Court is set to decide this week if it will be accepting a case which could narrow down the definition of “harm” in data breach cases. The court previously ruled that plaintiffs must claim “actual or imminent harm” in filing a federal case....
It was reported last Tuesday that the information of around 685,000 users had been compromised in the breach of HardwareZone (HWZ), a local online technology portal in Singapore. According to statements from SPH Magazines, the security incident was caused by the hacking of a senior...