Zoom completes its 90-day privacy and security plan
Zoom has amassed a large base of users in 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Since numerous schools and businesses use the video conferencing solution, its cyber security architecture
New NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app coming to England and Wales
The NHS is launching an official UK COVID-19 contact tracing app across England and Wales. The app is now available in Google Play and the Apple App Store. The app,
Oracle to inherit with TikTok’s security and privacy challenges
By with TikTok, Oracle will have to deal with the Chinese firm’s long list of security and privacy challenges. The popular Chinese video-sharing platform currently has 100 million users in
A MAC address is all it takes to open a smart lock
According to researchers, an attacker can open a smart lock sold by major US retailers with nothing more than a MAC address. Over time, smart locks have come into use
Fawkes is an AI tool for fooling facial recognition
Facial recognition has always been problematic from a privacy standpoint. By utilising the technology, all it takes to identify somebody is taking a photo of them. But now, researchers have
Is Instagram watching even when you’re not taking photos?
A number of iOS 14 users have reported seeing the green ‘camera on’ indicator when they are browsing Instagram without using their camera. Given that the light should turn green
Coronavirus mobile phone surveillance in effect despite GDPR
To ensure that people remain quarantined in their homes and slow down the spread of COVID-19, a number of nations are resorting to surveillance measures such as phone location tracking.
Twitter updates Developer Policy to reshape its position on bots
Twitter’s updated Developer Policy will reflect the company’s new position on bots, as well as making it more transparent on how data should be used. To make it easier to
Chrome bids farewell to user agent strings to welcome Client Hints
In a recent announcement from Google, it became known that user agent strings in Chrome will be ditched in favour of client hints, a new mechanism designed to replace them.
New privacy dashboards by Microsoft to help you become GDPR compliant
If you have the Microsoft 365 enterprise bundle, good news! The company has decided to roll out new privacy dashboards that will help you become GDPR compliant. The new Compliance
