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Coalition Pressures Government Agency To Recommend Ban on Government Use of Facial Recognition

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Over 40 groups have sent a letter to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board asking the agency to recommend that the executive branch put a moratorium on facial recognition. What are your thoughts on this initiative?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 03, 2020

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Amazon Engineer: ‘Ring should be shut down immediately and not brought back’

Are you an Amazon Ring user? An Amazon software engineer named Max Eliaser is calling for the shutdown of Ring, the doorbell camera company Amazon paid $2 billion for in 2018, due to serious privacy concerns. What are your thoughts?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 31, 2020

Police are about to deploy 'privacy destroying' facial recognition cameras across London

Facial recognition cameras are set to be deployed across London for the first time, the Metropolitan Police has announced. The Police say the technology will help fight crime - but critics warn that the 'privacy destroying' scheme amounts to oppressive surveillance. What is your opinion on this decision?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 24, 2020

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Amazon’s Ring blamed hacks on consumers reusing their passwords. A lawsuit says that’s not true.

Are you an Amazon Ring user? Plaintiffs suing the company say they created unique passwords but were hacked anyway, and that Ring's devices lack widely adopted security and privacy precautions.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 20, 2020

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EU considers banning facial recognition technology in public spaces

The European Union is debating a potential ban on the use of facial recognition technologies in public areas which could last for five years, allowing lawmakers to catch up.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 17, 2020

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Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

GDPR? The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?HA!Those laws aren’t doing squat to protect us from the digital marketing and adtech industry, according to a newreportfrom the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC).

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 16, 2020

What Is Fingerprinting and How Firefox Blocks It

Your data is worth more than you can imagine, and this is why advertisers turn to all kinds of tactics to collect information about you, including a method that is known as fingerprinting. Learn about fingerprinting and how Firefox blocks this privacy threat by default:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 10, 2020

Activists Worldwide Face Off Against Face Recognition: 2019 Year in Review

2019 has marked the year where activists worldwide have taken action against the use of privacy-threatening facial recognition technology in public spaces. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 31, 2019

CCPA: Everything you need to know about California's new privacy law

The most sweeping data-privacy law in the country kicks in Jan. 1. The CCPA, short for the California Consumer Privacy Act, gives residents of the Golden State the right to learn what data companies collect about them. It also lets Californians ask companies to delete their data and not to sell it. Learn more about CCPA in a comprehensive CNet article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 27, 2019

Leaked Data Set Reveals Individual Tracking of 12 Million Phones

The New York Times has obtained a massive data set of over 50 billion location pings linked to more than 12 million phones which illustrates the ease with which tech companies can track and identify individuals. What are your thoughts on this? Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 20, 2019

Millions of Children-Tracking Smartwatches Are At Risk Of Being Hacked

New findings by security firm Pen Test Partners reveal that 47 million devices worldwide could be exposed and tracked thanks to a strikingly insecure cloud platform. Learn more about the privacy risks associated with these smartwatches:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 20, 2019

Due To New Law, San Diego’s Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Program Will End in 2020

Thanks to a statewide policy banning law enforcement use of facial recognition for three years, several agencies in San Diego will lose access to a database of facial scans on January 1, 2020. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 18, 2019

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Ad industry groups ask that the CCPA keep its mitts off their cookies

Five ad industry groups have asked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to change stipulations about cookie-blocking in the state’s impending, far-reaching, almost-GDPR-but-not-quite privacy law, which goes into effect in the new year. What is your opinion on this request? Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 11, 2019

Strengthen California’s Consumer Data Privacy Regulations

EFF and a coalition of privacy advocates have filedcommentswith the California Attorney General seeking strong regulations to protect consumer data privacy. The draft regulations are a good step forward, but the final regulations should go further. What are your thoughts on the draft regulations that were published in October? Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 09, 2019

China Implements Mandatory Facial Recognition Scans For New Cell Phone Users

The government claims that the new requirement will prevent fraud for citizens, but critics see it as the furthering of invasive surveillance measures. What are your thoughts? Learn more in an interesting Security Today article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 04, 2019

Chinese companies want to help shape global facial recognition standards

The use of facial recognition technology iscontinuing to expand, despite concerns about itsaccuracy and fairnessand about how it could be used by governments to spy on people. These concerns have been heightened following a report by theFinancial Timeswhich shows that Chinese groups have a significant influence in shaping international standards regarding the technology. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 02, 2019

Pressure mounts for federal privacy law with second bill

Pressure is gathering for a federal privacy law in the US with the introduction of a second bill that would protect consumer data. The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act from Washington Senator Maria Cantwell not only outlines strict privacy and security rules, but also establishes a dedicated FTC office to enforce them. Cantwell also pointed out in her Bill announcement that it defines privacy as a right in federal law. How do you feel about this bill? Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 29, 2019

India reportedly wants unrestricted access to non-personal data

The Indian government is planning to gain unrestricted access to non-personal data of people in India, according to a report byTech2.Non-personal data is anonymized data which can’t be traced back to identify a person. For example, weather sensors without a specific location or e-Commerce data without personal identification. What are your thoughts on this initiative and its privacy implications? Learn more in a great The Next Web article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 28, 2019

Five Senators Join the Fight to Learn Just How Bad Ring Really Is

Amid months of damaging investigative reporting and pressure by advocacy groups like EFF, senators are finally joining the fight to learn just how invasive and harmful Amazon’s Ring cameras are to the privacy of people in their vicinity. What are your thoughts on Ring cameras? Learn more in an interesting EFF article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 25, 2019

Optus opens privacy can of worms with programmable voice play

Bringing an assistant into the phone calls of customers to help with a restaurant booking is an idea fraught with privacy concerns. Australian telco Optus recently opened a privacy can of worms when the company introduced internally a live-transcription service that captures the phone call interaction between customers and a call centre officer. What is your opinion on this technology and its potential privacy implications? Learn more in an interesting ZDNet article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 22, 2019

Tails 6.2 Improves Security, Expands Multilingual Support

Tails 6.0 Released with Critical Security Updates, Big Improvements

Tails 5.22 Released with Various Updates & Security Fixes