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New Data Privacy Regulations

Schneier on Security

It goes further, requiring disclosure of what kinds of data the broker collects. So far, the bill has stalled in the state's legislature, but she believes it will have a much better chance of passing when she introduces it again in 2019. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was passed in 2016 and took effect on 25 May.

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Texas to sue Meta for data privacy violation over Facial Recognition

CyberSecurity Insiders

Keeping aside the images related to the FB users from other states, the Texas Attorney General’s Office in Marshall district of Texas is only interested in asking FB to delete all such photos uploaded onto its platform by users living in the said state, as it violates the Texas data privacy rules.

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Privacy for Agentic AI

Schneier on Security

In 2019, I joined Inrupt, a company that is commercializing Tim Berners-Lee’s open protocol for distributed data ownership. AI systems will start acting as agents, doing things on our behalf with some degree of autonomy. I think it’s worth thinking about the security of that now, while its still a nascent idea.

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US Senate concerned about Twitter Data Privacy and Security

CyberSecurity Insiders

The departure of senior management staff shortly after a change in ownership naturally raises questions about Twitter’s ability to fulfill its legal obligations, particularly with regard to user privacy and data security.

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Data Privacy threat to Americans from Biden government

CyberSecurity Insiders

Both the stories were later proved to be true, making Snowden and Assange take asylum in Russia till 2019. The post Data Privacy threat to Americans from Biden government appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. Upcoming government standardization efforts will continue to increase substantially in 2019. About the author: Matt Burke.

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Why Data Privacy Day matters

Malwarebytes

Our Lock and Code special episode on Data Privacy Day, featuring guests from Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and Electronic Frontier Foundation can be listened to here. Today, as Malwarebytes commemorates Data Privacy Day, so, too, do many others. Why does data privacy matter? Privacy is core to a safer Internet.