Is Meta's arrival on the fediverse good news?
Laquadrature.net · 2023-08-23 12 min The fediverse (a blend made from “federation” and “universe”) is a group of social media consisting of a multitude of platforms and software, each of them communicating with the others using a common protocol. Mastodon is one of the software applications used to offer an

MoS IT on concerns around Digital Personal Data Protection Act: There will be checks & balances to ensure personal data is not misused
Indianexpress.com · 2023-08-13 9 min MoS IT on concerns around Digital Personal Data Protection Act: There will be checks & balances to ensure personal data is not misused | Business News - The Indian Express Advertisement On Saturday, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 was published i

Detroit Police Seek Change After Facial Recognition Lawsuit
Govtech.com · 2023-08-12 4 min (TNS) — The Detroit Police Department is pursuing policy changes to its facial recognition policy in the wake of a woman's federal lawsuit alleging she was arrested at eight months pregnant based on "an unreliable" hit, the police chief said Wednesday.Chief James White said Por

Detroit alters facial recognition tech policy after lawsuit filed by pregnant woman
Eu.freep.com · 2023-08-12 2 min   Detroit Free PressThe Detroit Police Department will be strengthening its photo lineup and facial recognition technology policies after "shoddy" police work led to a February wrongful arrest of a woman who was eight months pregnant, Police Chief James White announced Wednesda

From “Heavy Purchasers” of Pregnancy Tests to the Depression Prone: We Found 650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You – The Markup
Themarkup.org · 2023-08-07 15 min Share This Article Copy Link RepublishWhat words would you use to describe yourself? You might say you’re a dog owner, a parent, that you like Taylor Swift, or that you’re into knitting. If you feel like sharing, you might say you have a sunny personality or that you follow

INTEL ODNI Releases IC Procedures Implementing New Safeguards in Executive Order 14086
Intel.gov · 2023-07-11 1 min ODNI Releases Intelligence Community Procedures Implementing New Safeguards in Executive Order 14086July 3, 2023 - The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), in coordination with elements of the Intelligence Community (IC), today releases the IC elements’ polic

Do Foundation Model Providers Comply with the Draft EU AI Act? (germany)
Crfm.stanford.edu · 2023-06-22 14 min Stanford researchers evaluate foundation model providers like OpenAI and Google for their compliance with proposed EU law on AI.Requirements   Rubrics   Grades   GitHubFoundation models like ChatGPT are transforming society with their remarkable capabilities, serious risks

Common Sense Privacy Program
Privacy.commonsense.org · 2023-06-14 1 min A coordinated effort to protect child and student privacy, and build in safety and security from the start.The Common Sense Privacy Program evaluates privacy policies so that parents and teachers can make smart choices about the learning tools they use with their children and stu

Criminalization of encryption : the 8 december case
Laquadrature.net · 2023-06-06 27 min This article was written on the basis of information relating to the so-called “8 December” case1For a summary of the 8 December affair see in particular the testimonies available in this Revue Z article, this Lundi matin article, the following support committee articles (he

Yonah Welker on LinkedIn: Disability and algorithmic risks public letter | 10 comments
Linkedin.com · 2023-05-30 < 1 min Yonah WelkerExplorer, Public Evaluator, Board Member // Shaping The Future Of Algorithmic Diversity - Emerging Tech, AI, Cities, policies, Ethics // Yonah.ai /.org, EU Commission, MIT, Women In AI1d EditedFollowing our recent publications and suggestions to the AI Act, here

Social Media and Youth Mental Health — Current Priorities of the U.S. Surgeon General
Hhs.gov · 2023-05-25 8 min Up to 95% of young people aged 13-17 report using a social media platform. Nearly two thirds of teenagers report using social media every day and one third report using social media “almost constantly.”1,2Vogels et al., 2022. Rideout et al., 2022. The types of use and content

Youth Mental Health — Current Priorities of the U.S. Surgeon General
Hhs.gov · 2023-05-25 15 min Mental health conditions are real, common, and treatable. People experiencing mental health challenges deserve support, compassion, and care—not stigma and shame.Since the pandemic began, rates of psychological distress among young people have increased. The pandemic is most h

Usable Privacy Policy Project
Usableprivacy.org · 2023-05-05 1 min Towards Effective Web Privacy Notice and ChoiceNatural language privacy policies have become the de facto standard to address expectations of “notice and choice” on the Web. However, users generally do not read these policies and those who do struggle to understand them. Init

Money laundering and terrorist financing: CNIL and its counterparts address European legislators
Cnil.fr · 2023-04-23 2 min The contextOn 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for an EU AML/CFT Regulation aimed at better detecting transactions that could constitute the criminal offences of money laundering and terrorist financing.On 5 December 2022, the Council of the European Uni

Goldoson: Privacy invasive and Clicker Android Adware found in popular apps in South Korea | McAfee Blog
Mcafee.com · 2023-04-16 7 min Authored by SangRyol RyuMcAfee’s Mobile Research Team discovered a software library we’ve named Goldoson, which collects lists of applications installed, and a history of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices information, including nearby GPS locations. Moreover, the library is armed w

Texts adopted Data Act Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Europarl.europa.eu · 2023-04-12 206 min THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, After transmission of the draft legislative act

EDPS to pilot the use of Open Source Software
Edps.europa.eu · 2023-02-24 2 min Press Release EDPS to pilot the use of Open Source Software In February 2023, the EDPS has started piloting the use of the Open Source Software Nextcloud and LibreOffice Online. Together, theyoffer the possibility to share files, send messages, make video calls, and allows collab

HardBit 2.0 Ransomware
Varonis.com · 2023-02-21 12 min IntroductionFirst observed in October 2022, HardBit is a ransomware threat that targets organizations to extort cryptocurrency payments for the decryption of their data.Seemingly improving upon their initial release, HardBit version 2.0 was introduced toward the end of November

Disinformazione ed elezioni: screditare il candidato ai familiari, entrando in gmail e telegram.
Theguardian.com · 2023-02-15 8 min The undercover footage was filmed by three reporters, who approached Team Jorge posing as prospective clients.In more than six hours of secretly recorded meetings, Hanan and his team spoke of how they could gather intelligence on rivals, including by using hacking techniques to a

EU Cyber Resilience Act
Digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu · 2023-02-09 1 min From baby-monitors to smart-watches, products and software that contain a digital component are omnipresent in our daily lives. Less apparent to many users is the security risk such products and software may present.  The Commission’s proposal for a new Cyber Resilience Act (C

Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances
Arstechnica.com · 2023-02-02 3 min Enlarge / This hypothetical dishwasher owner is one of a min ority of smart appliance customers getting the full value of their device, including timely reminders to buy more of the company's recommended dishwasher tabs and cleaning packs. Dani Serrano/Getty Images Appliance make

EUR Lex 32019R0881 EN
Eur-lex.europa.eu · 2023-01-31 153 min REGULATION (EU) 2019/881 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 17 April 2019on ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 (Cybersecurity Act

Tassonomia degli incidenti informatici. Facciamo chiarezza
Redhotcyber.com · 2023-01-16 7 min In questo articolo proveremo a entrare più a fondo nella tematica delle classificazioni relative le varie tipologie di incidente informatico.Data gli sforzi che si stanno facendo nella regolamentazione che ci troviamo ad affrontare come Sistema Paese, questo documento resta da i

AG Racine Announces Google Must Pay $9.5 Million for Using "Dark Patterns" and Deceptive Location Tracking Practices that Invade Users' Privacy
Oag.dc.gov · 2023-01-13 4 min Continues OAG’s Work to Hold Big Tech Companies Accountable and Protect Consumers’ PrivacyWASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Google will pay $9.5 million to resolve allegations that it deceived and manipulated consumers to gain access

Big tech: USA e Europa uniti ?
Wired.it · 2022-12-29 6 min L'arrivo a New York alla fine della scorsa settimana del commissario europeo alla concorrenza Margrethe Vestager è coinciso con un momento positivo. Il giorno prima, la Corte di giustizia dell'Unione europea (Ue) ha confermato la decisione del suo ufficio di multare per 4,1 mili

Open source software vs. the proposed Cyber Resilience Act
Blog.nlnetlabs.nl · 2022-12-28 14 min By Maarten AertsenNLnet Labs is closely following a legislative proposal by the European Commission affecting almost all hardware and software on the European market. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) intends to ensure cybersecurity of products with digital elements by laying down

USCC warns EU against excluding foreign cloud vendors
Brusselsmorning.com · 2022-12-01 3 min USCC warns EU against excluding foreign cloud vendors - BM Home World1 December 2022in WorldShare on FacebookBelgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The US Chamber of Commerce (USCC) warned the EU against adopting plans to exclude foreign cloud service providers from its market.In

Cybersecurity: EU bans anonymous Internet sites
Patrick-breyer.de · 2022-11-10 3 min The EU Parliament today approved the directive to increase cyber security (“NIS 2”) by a large majority. According to it, the registration of internet domain names shall in the future require the correct identification of the owner in the Whois database (Article 28). The obli

Data Broker Helps Police See Everywhere You’ve Been with the Click of a Mouse: EFF Investigation
Eff.org · 2022-09-09 3 min SAN FRANCISCO–Millions of Americans’ everyday movements can be traced by police with the click of a mouse and possibly without a warrant, thanks to a data broker that’s selling phone geolocation data to state and local law enforcement, an Electronic Frontier Foundation inve

5 privacy policy mistakes to watch out for
Startpage.com · 2022-08-26 6 min When was the last time you read a privacy policy? Guest author Dan Arel explains which 5 things you should pay particular attention to when reading a privacy policy.Running ThinkPrivacy.ch means that every day I am sent new product and service recommendations from companies and/o