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Windows Recall will be opt-in and the data more secure, Microsoft says

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Windows Recall will be opt-in and the data more secure, Microsoft says 2024-06-07 at 22:02 By Zeljka Zorz The insistent public complaints and proof-of-concept tools have have borne fruit: Microsoft has realized that the security of its recently previewed Windows Recall feature leaves much to be desired, and has announced important changes. About Windows Recall […]

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TotalRecall shows how easily data collected by Windows Recall can be stolen

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TotalRecall shows how easily data collected by Windows Recall can be stolen 2024-06-05 at 13:16 By Zeljka Zorz Ethical hacker Alexander Hagenah has created TotalRecall, a tool that demonstrates how malicious individuals could abuse Windows’ newly announced Recall feature to steal sensitive information. TotalRecall results (Source: Alexander Hagenah) Copilot+ Recall and its security pitfalls On

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25,000 individuals affected in BBC Pension Scheme data breach

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25,000 individuals affected in BBC Pension Scheme data breach 2024-05-31 at 16:16 By Zeljka Zorz Personal information of current and former BBC employees has been exposed in a data breach that affected the broadcaster’s in-house pension scheme. More than 25,000 individuals have been affected, according to The Guardian. What data was exposed? “On the 21

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Transcend Raises $40 Million for Data Privacy Platform

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Transcend Raises $40 Million for Data Privacy Platform 2024-05-29 at 18:01 By Ionut Arghire San Francisco data privacy startup Transcend secures 40 million in a Series B funding round that brings the total raised to $90 million. The post Transcend Raises $40 Million for Data Privacy Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Windows’ new Recall feature: A privacy and security nightmare?

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Windows’ new Recall feature: A privacy and security nightmare? 2024-05-22 at 15:32 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has announced the Copilot+ line of Windows 11-powered PCs that, among other things, will have Recall, a feature that takes screenshots every few seconds, encrypts them, saves them, and leverages AI to allow users to search through them for

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Tornado Cash verdict has chilling implications for crypto industry

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Tornado Cash verdict has chilling implications for crypto industry 2024-05-19 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Robert D. Knight The conviction of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev reinforces a very broad interpretation of criminal liability, which has major repercussions for blockchain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training

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User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training 2024-05-17 at 20:46 By Ryan Naraine Slack reveals it has been training AI/ML models on customer data, including messages, files and usage information. It’s opt-in by default. The post User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Core security measures to strengthen privacy and data protection programs

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Core security measures to strengthen privacy and data protection programs 2024-05-15 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz As privacy laws evolve globally, organizations face increasing complexity in adapting their data protection strategies to stay compliant. In this Help Net Security interview, Kabir Barday, CEO at OneTrust, emphasizes that embracing privacy by design enables organizations to navigate

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Vermont Legislature Passes One of the Strongest Data Privacy Measures in the Country

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Vermont Legislature Passes One of the Strongest Data Privacy Measures in the Country 2024-05-15 at 05:31 By Associated Press Vermont legislature passed a bill that prohibits the sale of sensitive data, such as social security and drivers’ license numbers, financial or health information. The post Vermont Legislature Passes One of the Strongest Data Privacy Measures

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Apple backports iOS zero-day patch, adds Bluetooth tracker alert

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Apple backports iOS zero-day patch, adds Bluetooth tracker alert 2024-05-14 at 16:32 By Zeljka Zorz Apple has backported the patch for CVE-2024-23296 to the iOS 16 branch and has fixed a bug (CVE-2024-27852) in MarketplaceKit that may allow maliciously crafted webpages to distribute a script that tracks iOS users on other webpages. The company has

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Tornado Cash developer guilty of money laundering

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Tornado Cash developer guilty of money laundering 2024-05-14 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Pertsev has been under arrest in the Netherlands since August 2022, after the United States government blacklisted Torn This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Blockchain adoption in healthcare faces serious obstacles in Germany

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Blockchain adoption in healthcare faces serious obstacles in Germany 2024-05-13 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Veronika Rinecker Blockchain technology could enhance healthcare digitalization, but privacy concerns are hampering adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says

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BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says 2024-05-09 at 16:01 By Associated Press BetterHelp customers have started receiving refund notices from a $7.8 million data privacy settlement, the FTC says. The post BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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CBDCs, stablecoins must ensure libertarian values — former CFTC chair

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CBDCs, stablecoins must ensure libertarian values — former CFTC chair 2024-05-08 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Gareth Jenkinson J. Christian Giancarlo has stressed the importance of upholding values of liberty, privacy and economic freedom in a keynote address in London. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Attackers may be using TunnelVision to snoop on users’ VPN traffic (CVE-2024-3661)

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Attackers may be using TunnelVision to snoop on users’ VPN traffic (CVE-2024-3661) 2024-05-08 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have brought to light a new attack method – dubbed TunnelVision and uniquely identified as CVE-2024-3661 – that can be used to intercept and snoop on VPN users’ traffic by attackers who are on the same

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The complexities of third-party risk management

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The complexities of third-party risk management 2024-05-08 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Brad Hibbert, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Prevalent, discusses five interesting findings from a recent industry study on third-party risk management and what he thinks they mean for cybersecurity professionals and their companies’

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Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure — zkSNACKs CEO

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Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure — zkSNACKs CEO 2024-05-06 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Gareth Jenkinson The impending closure of zkSNACKs’ CoinJoin service has been described as a setback for Bitcoin developers and privacy proponents. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Privacy requests increased 246% in two years

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Privacy requests increased 246% in two years 2024-05-06 at 06:36 By Help Net Security Data Subject Requests (DSRs) — formal requests made to a company by a person to access, delete, or request not to sell/share the personal data that the company holds on them — increased by 32% from 2022 to 2023, according to

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FCC fines major wireless carriers over illegal location data sharing

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FCC fines major wireless carriers over illegal location data sharing 2024-04-30 at 16:01 By Industry News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the nation’s largest wireless carriers for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent and without taking reasonable measures to protect that information against unauthorized disclosure. Wireless carriers shared access to customers’

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Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues

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Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues 2024-04-30 at 15:31 By Alastair Paterson Microsoft provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the pitfalls. The post Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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