Zoom has decided to enable end-to-end encryption for all users including the free users and those subscribed to individual pro plan, provided they give up additional personal information.
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Scott Ikeda is a technology futurist and writer for more than 15 years. He travels extensively throughout Asia and writes about the impact of technology on the communities he visits. Over the last 5 years, Scott has grown increasingly focused on the future landscape of big data, surveillance, cybersecurity and the right to privacy.
New report reveals serious privacy and human right issues in contact tracing apps from 11 countries, with some going so far as to track user GPS locations in real time.
Declassified report reveals 2016 Wikileaks breach of CIA hacking tools was due to the agency’s focus on developing cyber weapons and a systemic lack of access control.
Singapore government is providing a free contact tracing wearable that logs close contacts offline and will only make the data available if tested positive for COVID-19.
Market for hack-for-hire services could be expanding significantly with recent unmasking of a Dark Basin group that has been operating in the shadows for years.
U.S. protests of police brutality have caused Amazon, Microsoft and IBM to temporarily cease selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies.
300,000 WhatsApp phone numbers are made visible in plain text to anyone who performs Google search for domain "https://wa.me" and enters common dialing prefixes.
While proposed Exposure Notification Privacy Act could control the potential misuse of contact tracing apps and exposure notification apps, it could also put the brakes on the scope of data collected.
Brave privacy browser may have violated FTC and GDPR regulations for automatically redirecting users to affiliate links after they entered the name or URL of cryptocurrency sites.
Google is potentially facing a $5 billion fine for privacy violations by collecting data without consent when users are in "private browsing" mode.
