Privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch has filed a complaint to the ICO that the face recognition search engine PimEyes may be unlawful, plus it could be enabling surveillance and stalking.
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IT Security
Forget Hacking, What About Tracking?
Why are we being tracked and what measures can we take to avoid it?
Read More Nearly Half of Employees Use Risky Login Practices
🔑 A new study has revealed that almost half of employees put their companies at risk by using risky online habits to avoid difficulties logging in and out of apps at work. 🔑
Read More The True Cost Of Using Pirated Software
In this article, we look at how the risks to businesses posed by pirated software can far outweigh the benefits of using it, and how you can protect your business from the true costs of pirated software.Â
Read More Protect Yourself From Job Phishing Scams
By Mike Knight In this article, we look at what ‘job phishing’ is, how it works, and how you can protect yourself from this type of fraud. What Is Job Phishing? Job phishing refers to recruitment/employment scams where fraudsters pose as recruitment agents or reputable companies. The fraudsters post fake […]
Read More Pros and Cons of Weakening Encryption
With the Online Safety Bill threatening to undermine end-to-end encryption, we look at the strengths and weaknesses of this security trade-off.Â
Read More Most People To Have Digital Wallets By 2026
By Mike Knight While some people are busy asking whether we’re seeing the death of cryptocurrencies, a new report says 60% of us will be using digital wallets by 2026. Digital Wallet Usage Driven By ‘Superapps’ A Juniper Research study says that the presence of ‘superapps’ will drive digital wallet […]
Read More Spotting Fake Reviews And Dubious Ratings On Amazon
Following Amazon suing the admins of more than 10,000 Facebook groups over an alleged co-ordinated fake reviews campaign, we look at how to spot fake reviews and dubious ratings on Amazon.
Read More New Windows Feature Displays Which Apps Have Been Listening-In
By Mike Knight The new Privacy Auditing feature in Windows 11 allows users to see a list of which apps have accessed their microphone or camera recently, plus details of any other suspicious activity. See Which Apps Have Accessed Your Microphone And Camera David Weston, Microsoft’s VP for Enterprise and […]
Read More Fewer Cookie Pop-Ups – But At What Cost?
By Mike Knight A government Bill has laid out a new UK data protection regime (which diverges from EU regulations) and which the government says will ease the burden of compliance on businesses. Data Reform Bill The government says that the ‘Data Reform Bill’, announced in this year’s Queen’s Speech, […]
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