“This lawsuit was the FTC’s stern message to other IoT manufacturers, and surely we will see more such lawsuits!” There’s no question the FTC is paying attention to Internet of Things devices that claim to keep customer data secure, but actually don’t. The costs of being targeted by the FTC may put some of these…
So, if you have a car with satellite radio, or OnStar, law enforcement has been able to get a warrant to have those companies turn over pretty much real-time access to that information. With internet connected cars, that should become even easier, let alone all of the things that are connected in your house. That’s…
It’s true, having an online presence can be helpful. It can be hurtful too, especially if you don’t think hiring managers might look for you online and make a decision based on what they find. Wouldn’t it be better to present yourself professionally, knowledgeable, and relevant?
““When we talked about the revelations of Snowden, it was hard to convince some folks on the progressive side to care,” said Josh Levy, advocacy director of Access Now, a nonprofit that runs a digital security hotline to counsel activists around the world on how to avoid surveillance. “I would talk to folks about the…
“From a privacy perspective, this feels like a really bad idea to me.” I agree. We all pretty much know the NSA is snooping on us, now they’re going to share the information with a bunch of other government agencies, and countless number of people are going to have access to the data the NSA…
Big data and privacy rights have always been in conflict, with the growth in data collection, this conflict will be central to our relationship as individuals with employers, commercial and governmental organizations, and maybe even each other. Add in a little artificial intelligence to create predictive models, and soon those organizations will know exactly how…