A recent online survey conducted by Foresight Factory for the DMA (Direct Marketing Association) suggests that UK consumers are adopting a new attitude towards data and privacy. Out of 1,047 UK respondents, 51% think that data is essential to the smooth running of the modern...
Last Wednesday, two US senators sent a letter to the CEO of Strava regarding the privacy risks that the fitness app may pose to the US military. Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware asked CEO James Quarles about the...
New research from experts at Colorado State University and University of Washington indicate that a good corporate privacy policy can protect companies from losses amounting to millions, while the lack of, or a flawed policy can compound the problems caused by breaches. Upon studying the privacy...
Researchers at Kromtech Security Center recently divulged that FedEx has left a legacy server unprotected, exposing the private information of thousands of customers exposed. The server was said to have been managed by Bongo International, which was bought by FedEx in 2014. The service was shut...
Certificate authority Let’s Encrypt recently announced a milestone and revealed that it has already issued around 50 million active certificates. According to Let’s Encrypt, the number suggests that around 23 million to 66 million websites are already protected with https encryption. They add that the...
The city of Seattle reportedly had to take down a $3.6 million wireless mesh node network following the backlash from citizens and privacy advocates who raised their concerns on the controversial surveillance equipment. The network was installed by the Seattle Police Department using grant money from...
In recent comments to news website Axios, Bill Gates seemingly told Apple that they needed to be more accommodating to the government on the issue of access to data on encrypted devices, or the company may be subjected to regulation in the future. Gates argued...
Last Wednesday, New York chief judge Janet DiFiore ruled that a user can be compelled by the court to hand over private Facebook photos, posts or metadata as long as it is relevant to a case. On a case involving a woman who was injured in...
Researchers and journalists who have questioned India’s national ID system reported that they had been harassed or received criminal cases from government agencies. According to eight researchers, activists, and journalists interviewed by Reuters, said that the government had become extremely sensitive of criticisms against the Aadhaar....
Israeli startup D-ID recently announced that it has developed technology which can foil instances of facial recognition to help users preserve their privacy and protect their identities. According to Gil Perry, D-ID’s CEO, it is impossible to alter one’s face unlike passwords, which is why...