Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2024

In an age where manufacturers have decided that just about every device needs to be “smart,” it’s becoming difficult to avoid the data collection and privacy invasion that are often baked into these devices. The post The Surveillance Invasion: IoT and Smart Devices Stealing Corporate Secrets appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is very crowded. Connected things are what make the IoT – sensors, cameras, wearable electronics, medical devices, automatic controls. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect. The IoT is not making the job of securing networks any easier.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

IoT vendor Wyze announced that one of its servers exposed the details of roughly 2.4 IoT vendor Wyze announced that details of roughly 2.4 The incident was independently verified by the authors of the blog IPVM that focuses on video surveillance products. million customers. million customers were accidentally exposed online.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Citizens, for their part, are increasingly concerned with surveillance capitalism , a lack of anonymity and dependence on online services. Governments are wary of the growing big tech power and data hoarding, which will lead to conflicts – and compromises.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2020

The petition expresses concern over this device's ability to transform Singapore into a "surveillance state.". On a recent podcast, the SecureWorld News team interviewed The Privacy Professor Rebecca Herold about concerns she has around contact tracing apps and data collection by humans as part of a contact tracing effort.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the US, for example, the FTC has requested public comments on the “prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers” to inform future legislation. This showed how consumer data collection can directly impact the relationships between citizens and governments.

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