The McHire AI bot was created by Paradox.ai, which claims that 90% of McDonalds franchisees make use of it in their hiring pipeline. Hacking it apparently did not require any amount of technical knowledge at all, merely trying “123456” as an administrator password.
Most of the digital advertising industry complained about Apple's iOS 14 privacy updates for nearly a year. Amazon seems to be an early destination for those that are redirecting ad spend from Apple and Facebook.
The California location tracking issue dates back to 2018. Over 40 states have already reached similar privacy settlements with the tech giant, with Google having now paid over $600 million in total.
U.S. Justice Department released a new drone policy update which mandates a cybersecurity evaluation for new UAS acquisition and protection of privacy and civil liberties.
Yet more proof that a federal privacy law could be coming to the U.S. as early as next year with the introduction of the Online Privacy Act which may be more stringent than the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Report contends that the pandemic was used as an excuse to normalize various elements of mass surveillance, with some of these having no real impact on Covid-19 response at all.
To a great degree the strategic plan builds on the previously published CISA Strategic Intent and formalizes a number of cybersecurity strategy initiatives the agency is already well underway with.
American lawmakers may once again be ready to seriously take up the idea of a federal privacy law. A report about the bill was quickly followed by publication of a discussion draft for public view.
There is a common feeling that Apple’s new privacy labels are unfair. WhatsApp is among the first of the major social media apps to give voice to this sentiment, describing them as "anti-competitive."
This vision of the future of the internet is manifesting in democratic nations as well in the form of laws that hold intermediaries liable for the packets they transfer among other measures.








