Gizmodo: “Google’s Privacy Sandbox, a controversial set of tools and settings meant to replace third-party cookies, is now on almost every single Chrome browser, according to a company blog post published Thursday. Google says Privacy Sandbox is now available to around 97% of Chrome users, and that number will reach 100% in the next few… Continue Reading
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Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy
Mozilla Foundation: “Modern cars are a privacy nightmare. Car makers have been bragging about their cars being “computers on wheels” for years to promote their advanced features. However, the conversation about what driving a computer means for its occupants’ privacy hasn’t really caught up. While we worried that our doorbells and watches that connect to… Continue Reading
CBP Tells Airports Its New Facial Recognition Target is 75% of Passengers Leaving the US
404 Media: “Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has told airports it plans to increase its targets for scanning passengers with facial recognition as they leave the U.S., according to an internal airport email obtained by 404 Media. The new goal will be to scan 75 percent of all passengers, the email adds. The news signals… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 2, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 2, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
IBM promised to back off facial recognition then signed a $69.8M contract to provide it
The Verge: “The company denies its new government deal enables ‘general purpose’ biometric surveillance. Human rights advocates disagree. IBM has returned to the facial recognition market — just three years after announcing it was abandoning work on the technology due to concerns about racial profiling, mass surveillance, and other human rights violations. In June 2020,… Continue Reading
Corporate AI Legal Policies Race to Keep Up With Technology
Bloomberg Law News: “When ChatGPT burst onto the scene last year, in-house lawyers had to scramble to figure out how to govern the use of new generative AI tools, and decide who would take charge of those decisions. Topping their concerns: protecting confidential business and customer data, and establishing human backstops to safeguard against the… Continue Reading
Essential Apps for Ironclad Online Privacy
PC Mag: “Sitting in a comfy chair in your own home, checking social media and surfing the web, you may feel you’re in a quiet, private place. Nothing could be further from the truth. Any time you’re online, your privacy is under siege by data brokers, trackers, and hackers. It’s not like having your wallet… Continue Reading
AI Policies Across the Globe: Implications and Recommendations For Libraries
AI policies across the globe: Implications and recommendations for libraries, Leo S Lo, OnlineFirst. Published August 27, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352231196172 – This article examines the proposed artificial intelligence policies of the USA, UK, European Union, Canada, and China, and their implications for libraries. As artificial intelligence revolutionizes library operations, it presents complex challenges, such as ethical… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 26, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 26, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the… Continue Reading
Social media giants urged to tackle data-scraping privacy risks
Tech Crunch: “A joint statement signed by regulators at a dozen international privacy watchdogs, including the U.K.’s ICO, Canada’s OPC and Hong Kong’s OPCPD, has urged mainstream social media platforms to protect users’ public posts from scraping — warning they face a legal responsibility to do so in most markets. “In most jurisdictions, personal information… Continue Reading
The 7 Best Online Password Generators for Strong Random Passwords
MakeUseOf: “These days, a strong password is essential on the web. Whether it’s your email accounts, social media accounts, Amazon accounts, or otherwise, using your birthday or cat’s name as a password is a bad idea. However, creating the perfect password is tricky. Thankfully, you can use online password generators to help create strong and… Continue Reading
The A.I. Surveillance Tool DHS Uses to Detect ‘Sentiment and Emotion’
404 Media: “Internal DHS and corporate documents detail the agency’s relationship with Fivecast, a company that promises to scan for “risk terms and phrases” online. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security, has bought millions of dollars worth of software from a company that uses artificial intelligence to detect “sentiment… Continue Reading
