The Fight Over Encrypted DNS: Explained
From IEEE Spectrum: Privacy and security specialists are in the middle of a very public fight over the future of Internet encryption. In September, cable companies and other telecommunications industry …
Report: Amazon’s Ring Planned Neighborhood “Watch Lists” Built on Facial Recognition
From The Intercept: Ring, Amazon’s Crimefighting Surveillance camera division, has crafted plans to use facial recognition software and its ever-expanding network of home security cameras to create AI-enabled neighborhood “watch lists,” …
Key Senate Dems Unveil Sweeping Online Privacy Bill
From The Hill: A group of key Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping online privacy bill, injecting new life into the stalled bipartisan efforts to draw up the country’s first comprehensive privacy …
Over 480 Million Mobile VPN Apps Have Been Downloaded in the Past Year
From ZDNet: More than 480 million mobile VPN apps were downloaded from the official Android and iOS app stores in the last 12 months, a report published last week reveals. …
Facebook and Twitter Say Hundreds of Users Accidentally Gave Improper Access to Personal Data Through Third-Party Apps
From CNBC: Facebook and Twitter on Monday announced that personal data of hundreds of users may have been improperly accessed after they used their accounts to log into certain Android apps downloaded from the Google Play store. …
Even Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency Can Spill Your Secrets
From Wired: The first coins to use Mimblewimble [privacy technology designed for cryptocurrencies] —distinct efforts called Grin and Beam—both launched in January. But arguments have since erupted over how private …
Berners-Lee Sets Out “Contract for the Web” To Establish Safe and Ethical Use of The Internet
From Contract for the Web: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the Internet, has long been concerned with the way that his invention has been shifted away from it’s original, …
Edge vs. Chrome: Microsoft’s Tracking Prevention Hits Google the Hardest
From ZDNet/The Bott Report: On January 15, 2020, Microsoft is scheduled to roll out a completely revamped Edge browser to the general public. That browser, which is available for beta …
Video: Presentations From the Stanford University HAI 2019 Fall Conference: AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance
From the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. The Fall 2019 Conference was held on October 28-29. Conference Info Conference Agenda Description At the 2019 fall conference on AI Ethics, …
Securing Small-Business and Home Internet of Things (IoT) Devices (Draft, Version 2)
Title Securing Small-Business and Home Internet of Things (IoT) Devices (Draft, Version 2) Source NCCoE/NIST Direct to Document (Download by Chapter) Direct to Document (Web Version) Direct to Document (Full …