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Increased GDPR Enforcement Highlights the Need for Data Security

Security Affairs

GDPR protects sensitive data like health and financial details, and its enforcement underscores the growing need for stronger data security measures. GDPR: The landscape of data privacy and protection has never been more critical. government surveillance. What is GDPR and Why Does It Matter?

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Texas Passes Most Comprehensive AI Governance Bill

SecureWorld News

TRAIGA applies to anyone who d eploys or develops AI systems in Texas; p roduces AI-powered products/services used by Texans; or m arkets or advertises AI systems in Texas. Critics may argue this misses major commercial threats from AI used in surveillance, retail profiling, or hiring tools.) Who's covered by the provisions of HB 149?

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Facebook’s Extensive Surveillance Network

Schneier on Security

Consumer Reports is reporting that Facebook has built a massive surveillance network: Using a panel of 709 volunteers who shared archives of their Facebook data, Consumer Reports found that a total of 186,892 companies sent data about them to the social network. Here’s the Consumer Reports study.

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The Internet Enabled Mass Surveillance. AI Will Enable Mass Spying.

Schneier on Security

Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired that same private detective to put you under surveillance, I would get a different report: where you went, whom you talked to, what you purchased, what you did. Before the internet, putting someone under surveillance was expensive and time-consuming.

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AI and Mass Spying

Schneier on Security

Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired that same private detective to put you under surveillance, I would get a different report: where you went, whom you talked to, what you purchased, what you did. Before the internet, putting someone under surveillance was expensive and time-consuming.

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New Data Privacy Regulations

Schneier on Security

When Marc Zuckerberg testified before both the House and the Senate last month, it became immediately obvious that few US lawmakers had any appetite to regulate the pervasive surveillance taking place on the internet. Right now, the only way we can force these companies to take our privacy more seriously is through the market.

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2020 Predictions: New Challenges for Data Privacy and the 5G Hackathon

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

At the same time, consumers are deeply concerned with how their data is collected and used. So what’s in store for data privacy and the rollout of of 5G technology? Consumer Rights and Privacy Fines. 2018 was a breakthrough year for consumer rights and data privacy regulations with the introduction of GDPR.