“Putting Facebook and other social networks in a bind, consumers are more worried than ever about their privacy — but few say they’re willing to pay to secure their personal information. That’s according to findings from Norton LifeLock’s latest Cyber Safety Insights Report.”
“From top to bottom, technology is riddled with security errors. At the lowest level, we have hardware errors such as Intel’s Meltdown and Spectre bugs. Just above those, we have programming language security holes, and boy, do we have a lot of those!”
“Ever since the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Panopticlick initiative in 2010, I’ve been sensitized to the risks and potential harms that come from adtech’s tracking of consumers. Indeed, in the years since, it has gotten far far worse.”
“Steve Hardigree hadn’t even gotten to the office yet and his day was already a waking nightmare.”
“Your face may be one in a million, but there are little to no consumer protections regarding how companies using facial recognition technology share your face and other information they capture about you.”
“Written by A team of cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday revealed technical flaws in the Swiss government’s electronic voting system that could enable outsiders to replace legitimate votes with fraudulent ones.”
“At Mozilla, we are always committed to people’s security and privacy. It’s part of our long-standing Mozilla Manifesto. We are continually looking for new ways to fulfill that promise, whether it’s through the browser, apps or services.”
“Despite the ever-increasing usage of digital technology, around 60% users fear unauthorised data collection, and only 11 percent users read privacy policies, reveals a survey by Cuts Intentional.”
“Machines may not have emotions, but that doesn’t mean they can’t recognize them. At least, that’s one well-funded belief in the tech industry.”
“RSA When it comes to getting your users up to speed with cyber-security, the best approach is to give it to them straight. Practicalities over jargon.”
Computer Borders 