U.S. House bans whatsApp on official devices over security and data protection issues
The U.S. House of Representatives has formally banned congressional staff members from using…
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Taj Mahal security to be monitored by drone
In view of the continuing terrorist threat on the 17th century Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh police is…
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Yahoo data breach could be biggest known cyber attack; 500 million accounts hacked in 2014
Yahoo Inc has said that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it…
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Consumers reluctant to swap passwords for biometrics for fear of identity fraud
Over half of consumers (56 percent) are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate online payments will dramatically…
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CBP rules bar airlines from using Biometric Exit data for advertising
Airlines using facial recognition as part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agencys (CBPs) Biometric Exit program are…
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San Francisco becomes first US city to ban Facial-Recognition Software
San Francisco has became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police…
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Security study finds millions using 123456 as password
The analysis by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found 123456 was the most widely-used password on breached…
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Why Americans fear smart home tech
A recent survey conducted by Salt Lake City-based security system reviewer ASecureLife.com asked hundreds of Americans how much…
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Your Android phone can now double as a security key
Google has announced that any smartphone running Android 7.0 (Nougat) or later can now be used as a hardware security key for two…
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Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 Introduced
U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Brian Schatz, members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, introduced…
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Chinese 'Muslim tracker' surveillance system monitoring movements of 2.5m people in Xinjiang
A Chinese surveillance company has been tracking the movements of more than 2.5 million people in a region where authorities have…
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Cisco calls for privacy to be considered a human right
Cisco has issued a call to governments and citizens around the world to establish privacy as a fundamental human right in the…
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Using Aadhaar biometrics for forensics technically & legally not feasible: UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Delhi High Court that it was not legally and technologically…
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Thousands of Aadhar numbers leaked due to negligence
As per the report by TechCrunch, the web system which was used for marking the attendance of government employees in Jharkhand…
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Survey shows consumers are abandoning brands after Data Breaches
Three-quarters of consumers would stop engaging with a brand online following a breach and half would not sign up for an online…
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