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FCC Privacy Rules Gets a Makeover in the U.S. – And It’s Not Pretty

April 20, 2017

The rolling back of the broadband privacy rules set in place by the Obama administration only a short time ago should concern everyone with a stake in privacy. The Trump government has bowed to pressure from ISPs to allow them to in effect gather browsing data from customers – and then monetise that data through on selling it to marketing and advertising companies. In this article, we examine just how we have arrived at this point.

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Cyber Security News

Online Trust an Issue for Banks and Government Study Shows

June 30, 2017

A recent audit of websites by the well-known Online Trust Alliance has revealed something that many consumers have long suspected. Financial institutions are the least trusted when it comes to cybersecurity. Although the results are no doubt coloured by the inherent fear that many consumers have when it comes to the security of their money, it should still be a worry for banks which have long struggled with issues around online trust.

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Data Privacy News

Congress Discusses Future of Internet Surveillance While Silicon Valley Sits on Sidelines

July 29, 2017

Congress has brought the controversial bill on internet surveillance back to the discussion room, and this time, Silicon Valley remains largely silent.

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Cyber Security News

U.S. Government Opens Up Vulnerabilities Equities Process, Problem Solved?

November 21, 2017

The U.S. government reveals the Vulnerabilities Equities Process which decides if vulnerability data is released or gets stockpiled as cyber weapons.

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Cyber Security News

Pentagon’s Leaked Database Reveals Extent of Internet Surveillance

November 24, 2017

Misconfigured AWS buckets containing dozens of terabytes worth of social media messages were exposed to the public. The data found in Pentagon's leaked database was gathered by the U.S. military as part of their ongoing efforts to identify so called ‘persons of interest’, revealing the extent of internet surveillance.

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Cyber Security News

U.S. Federal Websites in Urgent Need of Web Security Upgrade

December 8, 2017

The U.S. Federal Government is a behemoth that touches every aspect of American life – and today the services and information needed by U.S. citizens are increasingly found online. However, the latest report on the state of U.S. federal websites indicates that they fail on some key indicators regarding web security.

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Data Privacy Insights

Looking Back at the 2017 Repeal of U.S. Broadband Privacy Rules

January 17, 2018

Consumer privacy took a body blow in 2017 when U.S. President Donald Trump signed a repeal of the broadband privacy rules. Increasingly, the complex nature of privacy in the age of the internet is putting the fraught relationship between government, big business and the man on the street to the test.

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Data Privacy Insights

Are the Silicon Valley Tech Giants Panicking Yet Over New Privacy Regulations?

May 30, 2018

While the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal has created its share of problems for Facebook, it’s clear that the scale and scope of the scandal extends to every corner of Silicon Valley. After all, most tech giants are collecting staggering amounts of user data and comprehensive new privacy regulations seem imminent.

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Data Privacy News

ENCRYPT – Secure Data Act to Tackle Encryption Backdoors

June 15, 2018

Proposed Secure Data Act wants to forbid government agencies from demanding for encryption backdoors. This is a positive move but will it resolve the security vs. privacy debate?

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Cyber Security News

New Government Reports Shows Federal Agencies Facing Significant Cyber Security Risks

June 18, 2018

New report shows nearly 75 percent of U.S. federal agencies are still woefully unprepared and deemed to be “at risk” or “at high risk” of a cyber attack.