Schneier on Security

AUGUST 3, 2023

Internet companies’ manipulating what you see to serve their own interests is nothing new. What distinguishes AI systems from these other internet services is how interactive they are, and how these interactions will increasingly become like relationships. Smart TVs spy on you. Phone apps collect and sell your data.

Surveillance 237

Surveillance Internet Internet Technology 237

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft have poured vast resources into theoretical research in the related fields of artificial intelligence, image recognition and face analysis. Facial recognition by itself can be a major advancement in data analysis and consumer protection in so many areas. Next-gen FR.

Surveillance 157

Surveillance Technology Retail Artificial Intelligence 157

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 23, 2018

In its Global Risk Report 2017 , the World Economic Forum found that “large-scale cyber-attacks or malware causing large economic damages” or “widspread loss of trust in the internet” remain the primary business risks in North America. 23% of respondents say they do not currently have a CISO or security leader.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Data breaches IoT 40

ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

I first met Dan when he was literally saving the world; okay, at least saving the internet as we know it today by disclosing to the major ISPs in the world a flaw he’d found in the Domain Name System or DNS. Dan found a flaw that could have crippled the internet. We have about 23 sponsors for that.

Software 40

Software Backups Computers and Electronics Technology 40