I’ve already talked on and on about how various governments expect to be able to require backdoors into encrypted data, including mobile devices. When it’s pointed out that any backdoor will eventually be used by hackers, the usual response from law enforcement is to “trust us” because they have some magic ability to prevent hackers…
Umm, what? “Of course, forcing technology content to proactively monitor its platforms for objectionable content could create problems of their own, leading to unnecessary removal of legitimate content or eroding user privacy. UK regulators say there’s no need to worry about this. “The regulator will not compel companies to undertake general monitoring of all communications…
This time, from Australia, where their anti-encryption law was based, apparently, on a fear that a terrorist attack would occur, and the people blocking this bill would get blamed for it. Husic acknowledged that the tech industry was upset, explaining that Labor had passed the bill because national security agencies had said it was urgent. He…
As much as I am very concerned about the invasion of privacy that comes along with ever-present government and commercial surveillance, the even bigger concern might just be what an inviting target all of that data will be. As governments and companies continue to collect large amounts of data – and facial recognition trials are…
This seems like a promising endeavor, put together to Iris the Dragon and the Canadian government. “IncludeMe makes it simple for managers to understand and take action on workplace mental health.” Not just the IncludeMe training the link below offers a lot of links and resources put together by various groups in Canada to improve the…
David Horrigan writes about the case over on the Relativity blog, where collecting the thumbprint of a 14 year old without notifying the parent violated the states biometric information law (BIPA), and the Court has ruled they could sue without needing to prove he was “harmed” by the data collection. That’s interesting, for sure, but…