U.S. DOJ to Focus on Zero-Trust, Identity Pilots in 2020
From FedScoop: The Department of Justice is focusing on zero trust and identity and access management pilots in fiscal 2020 as it adapts its security posture to the cloud and …
New Poll Reveals 7 in 10 People Want Governments to Regulate Big Tech Over Personal Data Fears
From Amnesty International: Seven in ten people (73%) want governments to do more to regulate Big Tech, with a clear majority (71%) worried about how tech companies collect and use …
Almond: The Privacy-Preserving Voice Assistant
One of the biggest criticisms of the primary voice assistants on the market, including Alexa, Siri, and Google, is that the systems are closed and privacy of the data is …
Twitter Adds New Privacy Center Site
From Twitter Blog: In an effort to increase transparency and privacy, Twitter recently announced a new privacy center for users globally. This is also part of Twitter’s approach to addressing …
New Report from EFF “Explains Big Tech’s Personal Data Trackers Lurking on Social Media, Websites, and Apps”
From the EFF: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today released a comprehensive report that identifies and explains the hidden technical methods and business practices companies use to collect and track …
Research Tools: HTTPSWatch
From the Website: HTTPSWatch tracks the HTTPS support of prominent websites. Click to show details about a site’s HTTPS support. HTTPSWatch assigns every tracked site a rating approximating the quality …
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,” …
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. …