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CybersecurityUpdate

iOS 14 Outs Major Apps For Snooping On Users

Matt Milano - July 6, 2020

CybersecurityUpdate

California Begins Enforcing New Privacy Law

Matt Milano - July 2, 2020

CybersecurityUpdate

Legislation Would Ban Federal Law Enforcement From Using Facial Recognition

Matt Milano - June 26, 2020

Emerging Tech

Boston Bans Facial Recognition For Government Use

Matt Milano - June 25, 2020

CybersecurityUpdate

Senators Introduce Legislation Attacking Encryption

Matt Milano - June 24, 2020

UK Set to Adopt Apple/Google API For Contact Tracing

The UK has reversed course, adopting Apple and Google’s API for its contact tracing efforts. Cont...

Norway Discontinues Contact Tracing App Over Privacy Concerns

Norway has decided to halt its coronavirus contact tracing app efforts amid privacy concerns...

Amazon Follows IBM, Bans Police Use of Rekognition

Amazon has announced a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, Rekognition....

Signal Now Allows Chat History Transfer on iOS

Secure messaging app Signal has added the ability to transfer one’s chat history on iOS devices. Signa...

Messaging App Signal Adds Blur Tool

Popular messaging app Signal has added blur tools to help protect the identities and privacy of people in photos....

Huawei Losing Ground as Deutsche Telekom and Bell Canada Choose Ericsson

Huawei has been shut out of some high-profile 5G contracts, as both Deutsche Telekom and Bell Canada have gone with Ericsson....

Parachute Introduces Superlock, Prevents Others From Stopping Your Video

Parachute has introduced a new feature, Superlock, that is designed to stop an unauthorized user from killing your live-streamed video....

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Clearview AI

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit in Illinois against facial recognition firm Clearview AI. Clearview...

Britain Wants to Create 5G Alliance to Counter China

Following ongoing issues with its decision to include Huawei in part of its 5G network, Britain is now interested in creating a 5G alliance to counter Chi...

Arizona Sues Google For Collecting Location Data After Users Opt Out

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming the search giant collects location data even after users opt out....

Qatar Demonstrates Danger of Contact Tracing Apps

A major security vulnerability left Qatari citizens open to having highly sensitive, personal information stolen....

Companies Vow to Fight Warrantless Browser Data Access

Following the defeat of a Senate amendment that would have banned warrantless browser data access, a coalition of companies are taking the fight to the Ho...

TikTok Accused of Violating Child Privacy—Again

TikTok is in hot water yet again, with consumer groups accusing the social media company of violating child privacy....

Google Accused of Tracking EU Users

Austrian privacy advocate Max Schrems has levied a complaint against Google, accusing the search giant of tracking users and passing the info to advertise...

‘Fool Me Once…’ — Clearview AI Promises to End Private Contracts

Clearview AI has promised it will end all contracts with private companies in the face of public backlash and lawsuits....

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