New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of #Intel Chips
The #vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information #leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, #passwords, and #encryption keys.
#privacy
Banks fined $549M after senior execs found secretly texting on #Signal , #WhatsApp https://arstechnica.com/?p=1959668
#Banks Fined $549 Million Over Use of #WhatsApp and Other Messaging Apps - Slashdot https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/08/08/1924245/banks-fined-549-million-over-use-of-whatsapp-and-other-messaging-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Electoral Commission apologises for #security #breach involving #UK voters’ data | #Electoral Commission | The Guardian
Names and addresses of 40 million registered voters were accessible as far back as 2021 after cyber-attack
#pii #privacy
nostr:npub1ktgprdzqkux6ffkzjpna4an7ze2pt2ddf47fhn3saa6x54yuzzssqu96zy at Las Vegas Hacker Summer Camp
#defcon #BSidesLV #lasvegas
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/eff-las-vegas-hacker-summer-camp
#Portland #TA3M: Portland #Surveillance Technology Inventory
#privacy
https://www.eff.org/event/portland-ta3m-portland-surveillance-technology-inventory
California's DELETE Act Protects Us From #DataBrokers
#privacy #california
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/californias-delete-act-protects-us-data-brokers
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | "Status Report" Lyric Video
#StarTrek #strangenewworlds
#Microsoft Signing Key Stolen by #Chinese - #Schneier on #Security
Actually, two things went badly wrong here. The first is that #Azure accepted an expired signing key, implying a #vulnerability in whatever is supposed to check key validity. The second is that this key was supposed to remain in the the system’s #HardwareSecurityModule —and not be in software
#privacy #China #signingkey
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/08/microsoft-signing-key-stolen-by-chinese.html
What Doctors Wish You Knew About #HIPAA and Data #Security
Think US health data is automatically kept private? Think again.
#privacy
https://www.wired.com/story/what-doctors-wish-you-knew-hipaa-data-security/
#Google #Gmail continuously nagging to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing
“despite the promised benefits, not all users may be comfortable linking their Google account to #Chrome or their browsing data to their Google account.”
#privacy #enhancedsafebrowsing
#Google moves forward with plan to delete inactive accounts
Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/tech/google-deleting-inactive-accounts/index.html
Woman sues #Detroit after facial recognition mistakes her for crime suspect
Porcha Woodruff was eight months pregnant when she was arrested on her doorstep after facial recognition technology and a victim mistook her for a suspect.
#privacy #rights #biometrics #facialrecognition
Crypto’s Next Craze? Orbs That Scan Your Eyeballs.
Tools for Humanity, the company behind #Worldcoin, wants to distribute 50,000 orbs worldwide and amass billions of sign-ups to be ready for a future changed by artificial intelligence.
> umm, I pass
#privacy #biometrics #toolsforhumanity #crypto #ai
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/technology/worldcoin-iris-scans.html
The Internet Speech Case That the Supreme Court Can’t Dodge
Forget Gonzalez v. Google. There's another dispute that will come before the justices in the next year and this time they will have to directly deal with issues involving platforms and speech.
#privacy #scotus #freespeech
#Zoom Updates Terms to Use Customer Data for #AI Training With No Opt-Out
#privacy #tos #aitraining #optout #customerData
https://www.webpronews.com/zoom-updates-terms-to-use-customer-data-for-ai-training-with-no-opt-out/
#China #spy agency's #socialmedia debut calls for 'all members of society' to combat #espionage https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/china/china-security-ministry-on-wechat-intl-hnk/index.html
Baby monitors and smart speakers enabling abuse, say MPs
MPs demand government action on the growing problem of 'tech-enabled' domestic violence.
#privacy #surveillance #domesticviolence #babymonitors
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66408668?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
California’s newly empowered privacy regulators announced their first case Monday, a probe of the data practices of newer-generation #cars that are often or always connected to the internet.
The #California #Privacy Protection Agency said its enforcement division would review manufacturer’s treatment of data collected from vehicles, including locations, smartphone connections and images from cameras.
#cppa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/31/cppa-privacy-car-data/
#Spyware maker #LetMeSpy shuts down after #hacker deletes server data | TechCrunch
A June data breach wiped out the spyware maker's servers
#privacy #surveillance #databreach
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/05/letmespy-spyware-shuts-down-wiped-server/