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Mozilla: Cars are ‘the worst product category’ for data collection

Ryan Daws — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:43:19 +0000

In an era where technology permeates every facet of our lives, even our trusty automobiles have not been spared from the invasive reach of data collection. A recent study conducted by Mozilla, the renowned nonprofit organisation dedicated to internet privacy, has shed light on the alarming privacy concerns associated with modern cars. Car manufacturers have... Read more »

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Edge SIM launched to connect IoT devices to cloud providers in 180+ countries

Duncan MacRae — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:05:13 +0000

Console Connect, a global Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform, has launched what it describes as the world’s first private connectivity solution to help businesses dynamically and securely route traffic directly between devices and clouds globally without traversing the public internet. With IoT devices and traffic becoming increasingly vulnerable to network attacks, Edge SIM addresses the enterprise need... Read more »

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Anker admits Eufy cams weren’t encrypted

Ryan Daws — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:26:09 +0000

Anker has finally acknowledged that its Eufy smart cameras weren’t end-to-end encrypted. In November, security researcher Paul Moore highlighted that Eufy cameras were uploading data even when cloud upload settings were disabled. However, an even more concerning finding was that camera streams could be watched live through external video players. Anker promoted local storage and... Read more »

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Vodafone Connected Consumer 2030: How smart tech will transform our world

Ryan Daws — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:08:30 +0000

Vodafone held an event to celebrate the launch of a new report exploring how “smart technology will fundamentally transform our experience of the world in the next decade.” The report, Connected Consumer 2030, was conducted by The FutureLaboratory on behalf of Vodafone. An opening video at the start of the event highlighted the challenges we... Read more »

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Congressman requests specifics of Amazon’s facial recognition pledge

Ryan Daws — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:18:46 +0000

California Congressman Jimmy Gomez has joined those sceptical of Amazon’s recent facial recognition pledge and has penned a letter to CEO Jeff Bezos asking for specifics. “Corporations have been quick to share expressions of support for the Black Lives Matter movement following the public outrage over the murders of Black Americans like George Floyd at... Read more »

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