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Data Privacy

Data privacy continues to make headlines. These issues are symptoms of a profound shift in the world of data privacy and security that have major implications for organizations. With the rise of big data and machine learning, privacy and security are now converging.

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Data Privacy

@zcobb shared
On Mar 19, 2021
RT @chey_cobb: 🎶Every breath you take. Every move you make. I'll be watching you🎶 Video doorbells surveil *you*, too, and document the patterns of your life: When you're out, regular visitors, packages you receive, vehicles you drive, police visits, etc. https://t.co/gPOQaE9hMY https://t.co/lGO8OqJV9u
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Are Video Doorbells Using Us as Security Guinea Pigs?

Are Video Doorbells Using Us as Security Guinea Pigs?

Video doorbells and related technologies, along with the data they generate, will continue to be abused, undermining the security of what is being pitched as a security technology.

@wbm312 shared
On Mar 17, 2021
RT @DMulliganUCB: Thrilled for CA that @BerkeleyLaw colleague Jennifer Urban will chair the California Privacy Protection Agency board. This is a hugely important role at this novel new privacy agency. Jen is just the person to lead it. Kudos @GavinNewsom for appointment. https://t.co/4ktTcpbdKh
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California Officials Announce California Privacy Protection Agency Board Appointments

California Officials Announce California Privacy Protection Agency Board Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today ...

@BrianHonan shared
On Mar 21, 2021
RT @liamherrick: Data watchdog needs two more commissioners, says rightsgroup ICCL https://t.co/DhPnAGNzE1
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Data watchdog needs two more commissioners, says rightsgroup ICCL

Data watchdog needs two more commissioners, says rightsgroup ICCL

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has asked the Minister for Justice to appoint two additional Data Protection Commissioners (DPC) and says an independent review of the ...

@BrianHonan shared
On Mar 21, 2021
RT @ecpcmaastricht: Interesting read by ECPC Visiting Fellow @massimomarelli. Hacking Humanitarians... the article identifies the key elements that an international humanitarian organization should consider in developing a #cybersecurity strategy. https://t.co/dxwMuvnn43
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Hacking humanitarians: Defining the cyber perimeter and developing a cyber security strategy for international humanitarian organizations in digital transformation

Hacking humanitarians: Defining the cyber perimeter and developing a cyber security strategy for international humanitarian organizations in digital transformation

Digitalization and new technologies have an increasingly important role in today's humanitarian activities. As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant on new and ...

@lorenzofb shared
On Mar 18, 2021
RT @kashhill: After I reported the existence of Clearview AI in January 2020, the company's world exploded: lawsuits, international investigations, letters from senators. I've been talking to company CEO Hoan Ton-That through it all for this @nytmag cover story: https://t.co/yEbxNocD6z
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What Happens When Our Faces Are Tracked Everywhere We Go?

What Happens When Our Faces Are Tracked Everywhere We Go?

When a secretive start-up scraped the internet to build a facial-recognition tool, it tested a legal and ethical limit — and blew the future of privacy in America wide open.

@securityweekly shared
On Mar 16, 2021
Today on SCW @MrJeffMan @Csp3r @quadling & @chaudhrylaw discuss Security & Compliance Legal Highlights! We’ll be live at 12:00pm ET: https://t.co/ztKpZ6BinS Live Chat in Discord: https://t.co/bVJ30iPQ77 Show Notes: https://t.co/fVwzhB0cI5 https://t.co/7o7GD9ziul
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scw65

scw65

Security and Compliance Weekly Episode #65 – March 16, 2021 Subscribe to all of our shows and mailing list by visiting: https://securityweekly.com/subscribe 1. Security & Compliance Legal ...

@mikko shared
On Mar 19, 2021
RT @BlanccoTech: View #ITsecurity changes through the lenses of Finnish-born #cybersecurity powerhouse @FSecure_Consult & #dataerasure leader @BlanccoTech. Execs @Mikko, Matt Jones, @kimvaisanen, @Fredrik_SafeIT present. Register: https://t.co/hnuqMbp7Po
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IT Security Evolution

IT Security Evolution

Two leading global firms, both founded in Finland, come together in this live online panel to tackle threats past, present, and future in this online panel session.

@thegrugq shared
On Mar 18, 2021
RT @nfsec_pl: @gynvael @Bugcrowd @Hacker0x01 https://t.co/jqo9URAJ18
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Bug bounty platforms buy researcher silence, violate labor laws, critics say

Bug bounty platforms buy researcher silence, violate labor laws, critics say

The promise of crowdsourced cybersecurity, fueled by "millions of hackers," turns out to be a pipe dream, despite high-octane marketing from the bug bounty platforms.