Privacy stories - Page 2

Respondents from China (82%), India (79%) and Indonesia (79%) are the most willing to share their data, with respondents from Japan (43%), Australia (50%) and Singapore (58%) being the least likely to trade data for more seamless experiences.>>

We look at the a recent indepenedent report into the controversial legislation that Australian Security agencies use to intercept digital communications>>

Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.>>

Belkin has unveiled the newest additions to its SCREENFORCE screen protection for MacBooks and BOOSTCHARGE mobile power collections for multiple Apple devices.>>

Bitglass’ 2020 BYOD Report suggests that BYOD and personal device security in organisations still leave much to be desired, even as more organisations adopt flexible BYOD arrangements.>>

Of 1398 polled New Zealanders, 65% are in favour of strong privacy regulation, 29% are happy with the same level of regulation, and 6% prefer less legislation.>>

Choosing a secure plagiarism checker for your school is important for building a comprehensive privacy protection ecosystem and protecting user data from leaks.>>

Android 11 is here - expect better communications, privacy and better ways to control connected devices.>>

Avast Secure Browser has been a mainstay for the security platform in Windows and Mac, and this is the first time it has come to mobile.>>

In direct response to the heavy criticism it received last month from reports of meeting-spying and shoddy privacy protocols, Zoom has announced ‘robust’ security enhancements in its new update Zoom 5.0.>>

A consumer goods testing company says its testing of both the latest Ford Focus and Volkswagen Polo indicated the new technology offered in the cars renders users vulnerable to security and privacy breaches.>>

Google Chrome says it began enforcing secure-by-default handling of third-party cookies with its release of the Chrome 80 update in February. But now the work has been postponed due COVID-19.>>

Open banking is one step in the move towards an ‘open API economy’, in which key services are shared amongst internal departments, partners, and even public developers.>>

Virtual reality (VR)'s popularity continues to soar but it’s an area that’s largely unregulated, which is causing headaches for some regulators around the world.>>

“In order to gain a competitive edge and amplify growth, organisations are striving to improve customer experiences, streamline operations and mitigate risk.”>>

“Digital identity is a powerful tool that can enhance privacy, reduce risk and massively increase productivity for people and for organisations.">>

Left unmanaged, personal devices and unmanaged cloud applications can lead to data loss, but if managed too strictly, the IT team risks a backlash from unhappy employees, Bitglass says. >>

Their products can also be integrated into your Smart Home Hub such as Alexa. For a very reasonable price you can have added security for your home.>>

Competition from lower-cost smartwatches will reduce average selling prices by 4.5% in 2021.>>

A security solution like mobile device management (MDM) fails to respect user privacy and should not be a common security practice.>>

Security, privacy and ethics are low-priority issues for developers when modelling their machine learning solutions.>>

The IBM z15 is a new enterprise platform delivering the ability to manage the privacy of customer data across hybrid multicloud environments.>>

"The proliferation of stupid internet-connected smart devices will be the IT asbestos of the future.>>

Axis Communications shares its insights on how changing regulations are affecting companies’ data collection and protection practices.>>