Privacy
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Scottish schools serve up facial recognition for school dinners
News COVID, quicker payments and better security are all cited as reasons for ditching cards and fingerprints in favour of the new system
By Jane McCallion Published
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Senators urge FTC to enforce child privacy laws
News Lawmakers wrote to the FTC Commissioner, asking her to enforce new child protection measures
By Danny Bradbury Published
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Are you over-sharing online?
In-depth You’re almost certainly leaking more information online than you realise. We explore the steps you can take to downsize your online footprint
By Nik Rawlinson Published
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ESign Genie adds fraud detection to its digital signature software
News New identity verification solution mandates Social Security number for signing digital forms
By Praharsha Anand Published
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Senators quiz Amazon on palm scanning tech
News Lawmakers fret about the privacy implications of Amazon One
By Danny Bradbury Published
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AWS shuts down NSO Group infrastructure
News The Israeli company’s Pegasus spyware was used to target at least 50,000 mobile phones
By Sabina Weston Published
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Pegasus: Report finds spyware used to target journalists, activists
News NSO Group sold the surveillance tool to authoritarian governments, investigation finds
By Sabina Weston Published
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IT Pro News in Review: Windows 11 leaked, WWW NFT & Irish Police password powers
Video Catch up on the biggest stories of the week in just two minutes
By ITPro Published
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How to reduce your online footprint
Tutorials Tips and tricks to maintain online anonymity
By Praharsha Anand Published
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TikTok implies it’s collecting users' faceprints and voiceprints
News New privacy policy gives the app permission to collect biometric data from users
By Mike Brassfield Published
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What has the move to remote working meant for employee monitoring?
In-depth Reports show a growth in employee monitoring since the start of the pandemic, but are staff aware of the extent of surveillance?
By Keri Allan Published
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Acuant acquires identity verification provider Hello Soda
News Hello Soda’s dark web solution scans over 600 million records for signs of data theft
By Praharsha Anand Published
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