Mind your own business! CEOs who misuse data could end up in jail

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:35:05 +0000

US CEOs who lie about misusing consumers’ data could face up to 20 years in prison under a new piece of legislation proposed last week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AriST-U1iaQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Utah county moves to expand mobile voting through blockchain

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0700

Disabled voters in Utah County will be able to use their smartphones to vote in the November municipal election, an expansion of an earlier pilot test of the blockchain-based technology and anothert step toward allowing all voters to cast ballots with a mobile device.

The county, which has more than a half million residents, is the third in the U.S. to partner with Tusk Philanthropies, a non-profit focused on expanding mobile voting nationally. The latest pilot is a collaboration between the Utah County Elections Division, Tusk Philanthropies, the National Cybersecurity Center and Boston-based voting app developer Voatz.

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Apple says Tencent isn’t snooping on your browsing habits

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:46:27 +0000

Apple was quick to allay user concerns this weekend after someone spotted that it was working with Chinese company Tencent to check its users’ website requests for malicious URLs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1ZcuAGpfi7s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Stalker found pop star by searching eyes’ reflections on Google Maps

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:15:53 +0000

A man confessed to stalking and attacking a young pop star by zooming in on the reflections in her eyes from selfies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/EBtLxj4uYMM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook flags thousands of kids as interested in gambling, booze

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:12:38 +0000

According to a new report, its algorithmic labelling may expose minors to age-inappropriate, targeted advertising.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DxndeahDmYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:40:29 +0000

The bill was introduced by Phil Ting: one of 26 state lawmakers misidentified as suspects in an ACLU test of the technology.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bY53XoZiIlc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:04:24 +0000

Most people nowadays are quite aware that hiring managers put their social media postings under a microscope, a new survey finds.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eFV3-DLwZNg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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V SYSTEMS and X-VPN Revamp TCP/IP to Launch Blockchain-Powered Internet Protocol

Credit to Author: Darren Brazer| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:59:04 +0000

V SYSTEMS and X-VPN have co-launched Tachyon, a blockchain-powered internet protocol. X-VPN is a leading VPN service that boasts 50 million active users, with its mobile app ranking among the top 20 globally on both Google Play and the Apple App Store. V SYSTEMS is a blockchain database project led by Sunny King, the inventor […]

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