ComputerWorld.com reported that “User consent is under threat, at least when it comes to your right to decide what apps to install on your device. That’s because India now wants all smartphone makers to install a government-mandated app on their devices, an app that cannot be deleted. It’s yet another
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Computerworld.com reported “The authoritarian, surveillance-loving UK Labour government remains deeply committed to magical thinking, slamming yet another encryption-busting “Technical Capability Notice” (TCN) on Apple, according to the Financial Times.” The October 2, 2025 article entitled “UK government still wants Apple to break data encryption” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4067081/uk-government-still-wants-apple-to-break-data-encryption.html) included these
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Computerworld.com reported that “The tech giant was ordered to pay $425 million by the San Francisco jury, while France imposed $381 million (€325 million) fine in a coordinated assault on data collection practices.” The September 4, 2025 article entitled “Google hit with $806M in penalties from US and French authorities
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SCWorld.com reported that “Meta AI was ranked worst for data privacy among nine AI platforms assessed by Incogni, according to a report published Tuesday. Mistral AI’s Le Chat was deemed the most privacy-friendly generative AI (GenAI) platform, followed closely by OpenAI’s ChatGPT.” The June 24, 2025 report entitled “Meta
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SCWorld.com reported that “News of the troubled DNA testing services company 23andMe filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection set off a spirited debate in the security community this week as experts expressed concern over the fate of the DNA data the company collected for the past two decades.” The March
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GovInfoSecurity.com reported that “European privacy regulation – bane of American technology companies and a favorite cudgel of activists – came to haunt no less an organization than the European Commission, which must pay 400 euros to an aggrieved German national.” The January 8, 2025 article entitled “European Court Fines European
Continue Reading Is this odd or what? The EU Court ordered the European Commission to pay a fine for sharing an IP Address!
Computerworld.com reported that “The first body cams were primitive. They were enormous, had narrow, 68-degree fields of view, had only 16GB of internal storage, and had batteries that lasted only four hours. Body cams now usually have high-resolution sensors, GPS, infrared for low-light conditions, and fast charging. They can be
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Computerworld.com reported that “California has done a great job, but its policies are not binding outside of its borders. The US is more freewheeling and supportive of business innovation than many other nations. That can be one of this country’s strengths. But genAI, and AI in general, has the potential
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SCMagazine.com reported that Department of Justice Press Release (http://tinyurl.com/26zn8wbt) that “A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers that GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit, used
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DarkReading.com reported that “Zero trust is a high-level strategy that assumes that individuals, devices, and services attempting to access company resources, both externally and internally, can’t automatically be trusted. The approach has become popular because it addresses the risk associated with the modern attack surface. However, tying together various data
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