Category: Privacy

August 20th, 2018 by John

The Justice Department is trying to force Facebook to break the encryption on its Messenger app so it can listen to a suspect’s voice as part of a criminal probe, Reuters reported late last week. Facebook is said to be resisting. The ACLU’s Jennifer Granick tweeted about how the case wasn’t exactly a repeat of the encryption fight a few years ago between Apple and the FBI. Security engineer Alec Muffett predicted the case might go all the way to the Supreme Court. In related news, ZDNet reported that the government is seeking source code from tech companies in court, and the tech companies are largely losing. [via POLITICO’s Morning Cybersecurity]

Posted in Cybersecurity & Infosec, Law and Regulations, Privacy

July 4th, 2018 by John

Great advice on CCPA compliance.

Posted in Law and Regulations, Privacy

July 4th, 2018 by John

Posted in Law and Regulations, Privacy

April 11th, 2018 by John

This doesn’t expose anything new about Facebook, as much as it exposes how out of touch our Congress is with modern technology and the Internet.

Posted in Privacy

April 11th, 2018 by John

Why are we paying attention to our online privacy now? In March 2018, it was discovered that Cambridge Analytica had been harvesting Facebook user information, and using it to build voter profiles which they then sold off to groups who wanted to influence the 2016 Presidential Election.

The issues we are facing today aren’t new. The Internet puts your personal information at risk: on your computer and mobile devices, in email and social media. It just becomes harder to protect your privacy and personal information, as the Internet and social media become more complex. Read More

Posted in Blog, Community, Cybersecurity & Infosec, Privacy

April 11th, 2018 by John

Should we be surprised at all that Facebook, Google and others base their business plan on the marketing of our personal information and on the doorstep of GDPR, from customers to Senators are astonished they haven’t noticed or cared up until now? A heavy-handed regulatory response could have us rethinking the current model of social media and marketing. Does the pendulum swing back to the closed communities like AOL of the 1990s? This issue requires informed discussion (frankly, many Senators are out of touch on this topic) if we are to avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Posted in Data Breaches, Law and Regulations, Privacy

June 30th, 2017 by John

Posted in Cybersecurity & Infosec, Law and Regulations, Privacy

June 9th, 2017 by John

Full data enrichment profiles for more than 200 million people have been placed up for sale on the Darknet. The person offering the files claims the data is from Experian, and is looking to get $600 for everything.

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Posted in Criminal, Cybersecurity & Infosec, Privacy