Top news of the week: 27.08.2020.
Google, Policy, Automobile, Bruce Schneier, Vehicle, Research associate
Data Privacy
This Lawfare piece by @RosenzweigP looks at the policy implications of client-side media scanning. While I don’t agree with all of it, the technical and policy analysis is pretty thorough. https://t.co/S9ORJWnEjY
OpenThe Law and Policy of Client-Side Scanning
The idea—which aims to develop systems to scan photographs and messages before they are sent or received by users—is attractive, but it has far too many technical, legal and policy ...
RT @lukOlejnik: Web browsing histories (lists of user-visited sites) are collected and processed by many, on a large scale. They are unique & private user data. Now we know they may constitute personal data, it has consequences. Now what? My analysis. #GDPR https://t.co/9NRr3fF3oW
OpenWeb browsing histories are private personal data - now what
The user’s Web browsing history is usually defined as a list of websites the user has visited, such as “google.com, facebook.com, reddit.com, bbc.co.uk, random-site.org, etcetc.org.uk”. On ...
RT @rossamcmahon: Guess what happens when you keep setting up ad-hoc government databases with loose controls and no respect for data protection or privacy?
https://t.co/XeNPMUfDjo
OpenTechnical loophole that allows access to details of vehicle owners 'an utter disaster'
Access that may represent major data breach described as 'utter disaster'
A Vehicle Security Operations Center (VSOC) is crucial to protect the automotive business from costly and fatal #cyberattacks.
Here’s how to get started ⇒ https://t.co/YctGhTI6w1 https://t.co/jZGGCmnlIK
OpenThis will defend your automotive business against next-gen cyberattacks
A Vehicle Security Operations Center is crucial to protect your automotive business from costly and fatal cyberattacks. Here’s how to get started.
RT @threatpost: The lawsuit alleged that the #IBM-owned Weather Channel app did not let users know it was selling their location data.
https://t.co/sZH37wScdE
OpenIBM Settles Lawsuit Over Weather Channel App Data Privacy
The lawsuit alleged that the IBM-owned Weather Channel mobile app did not let users know it was selling their geolocation data.
F-Secure
Malware Samples Sample Name(s) SHA256 Context mcc.exe a2f0a1d469d73a11c69afc9eb12000fa7f7652305d936a10d12dabce693f878b Network Backdoor mmc.exe/ mss.exe …
RT @EmtiyazKhan: Excited to announce that we have a new postdoc/RA position with a focus on "uncertainty in deep learning and applications to life-long learning".
https://t.co/pvSuTSif65
Help me spread the word. RT appreciated.
(RA position is for candidates without a PhD)
OpenSeeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Associate (W20061)
Laboratory Approximate Bayesian Inference Team Generic Technology Research Group RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (Laboratory head: Mohammd Emtiyaz Khan) Research …
RT @paulmozur: A mainland China style digital dragnet is descending on Hong Kong. In the past month HK police have broken into the Facebook account of one politician, hung a camera outside another's house, and tried to phish the login details to Jimmy Lai's Twitter. https://t.co/js1wkxXeOk
OpenWith Hacks and Cameras, Beijing’s Electronic Dragnet Closes on Hong Kong
Under a new national security law, the police are targeting the social media accounts of executives, politicians and activists. American internet giants are struggling to respond.