#BigTech’s bind with #military and intelligence agencies
Privacy International
Big Tech’s bind with military and intelligence agencies
In their gold rush to build cloud and AI tools, Big Tech is also enabling unprecedented government surveillance. Thanks to reporting from The Guard...
 #privacy #politics #surveillance
#Harrods suffers new #DataBreach exposing 430,000 customer records
BleepingComputer
Harrods suffers new data breach exposing 430,000 customer records
UK retail giant Harrods has disclosed a new cybersecurity incident after hackers compromised a third-party supplier and stole 430,000 records with ...
 #privacy #cybersecurity #UK #retail
#AdGuard is now in the #Microsoft Store!
AdGuard Blog
Big news for all Windows fans: AdGuard is now in the Microsoft Store!
We’re excited to announce that AdGuard Ad Blocker for Windows is now officially available in the Microsoft Store! AdGuard is one of the first ad ...
 #Windows #cybersecurity #AdBlock #privacy
Toward #Regulation: Addressing the Legal Void in #FacialRecognition Technology
Privacy International
Toward Regulation: Addressing the Legal Void in Facial Recognition Technology
Across the world facial recognition technologies (FRT) are increasingly being deployed in public and private spaces without adequate laws or regula...
 #privacy #politics #FRT
#OpenAI’s new social video app will let you #deepfake your friends
The Verge
OpenAI’s new social video app will let you deepfake your friends
Make a cameo appearance in someone else’s AI video.
 #privacy #AI #Sora
#ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
404 Media
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated eve...
 #privacy #politics
A breach every month raises doubts about #SouthKorea’s digital defenses
TechCrunch
A breach every month raises doubts about South Korea's digital defenses | TechCrunch
Known for its blazing fast internet and home to some of the world’s biggest tech giants, South Korea has also faced a string of data breaches and...
 #cybersecurity
#Intel and #AMD trusted enclaves, the backbone of network security, fall to physical attacks
Ars Technica
Intel and AMD trusted enclaves, a foundation for network security, fall to physical attacks
The chipmakers say physical attacks aren't in the threat model. Many users didn't get the memo.
 #cybersecurity
#TedCruz blocks bill that would extend #privacy protections to all Americans
TechCrunch
Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch
The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just fed...
 #politics
#Sendit sued by the #FTC for illegal collection of children data
BleepingComputer
Sendit sued by the FTC for illegal collection of children data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Sendit's operating company and its CEO for unlawful collection of data from underage users, as wel...
 #privacy #politics