Google has updated the schedule for its introduction of Privacy Sandbox browser technology and the phasing out of third-party cookies, but the dates are not set in stone. The Privacy Sandbox will lay new foundations for a safer, more sustainable, and more private web. The goals of the Privacy Sandbox are to: prevent tracking during …
Anonymization or data minimization is like Santa Claus. You want to believe in it and convince others to believe in it until reality hits and everyone hates you for lying to them. I\’ve always wondered whether journalists and media outlets can track users and collect sensitive data on their readers. The answer appears to be …
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The human rights organization Amnesty International has developed a utility called MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) that allows you to identify the Pegasus malware in your device and its source code is available on GitHub.The MVT utility is compatible with Android and iOS, but there are no ready-made solutions for the quick installation of the application. …
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This just in. At least 100 activists, journalists and government dissidents across 10 countries were targeted with spyware produced by Candiru, according to cybersecurity researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which tracks illegal hacking and surveillance. https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/activists-journalists-targeted-by-israeli-firms-spyware-researchers-say Using a pair of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows, cyber operatives operating in Saudi Arabia, Israel, …
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Nous avons déjà rapporté des incidents de vente de QR codes vaccinaux sur le dark net dès le mois d\’avril 2021, mais ces incidents comme tout ce qui est \”dark web\” ne forment qu\’une infime partie du traffic mondial d\’usurpation de tests de dépistage et de certificats vaccinaux. Depuis ses débuts, l\’internet de surface (grace …
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A large-scale, longitudinal comparison of privacy policies in the EU pre- and postGDPR found that privacy policies increased in lengthwithout demonstrating improvements in sentence structure complexity. Defining Privacy: How Users Interpret Technical Terms in Privacy Policies, Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies ; 2021 (3):70–94 This study shows the difficulty in drafting privacy and data reforms …
Ever since Equustek, Google fails to convince Canadian courts of its \”non-commercial\” business model and its \”freedom of expression\” rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Unlike the USA where Google always wins (remember Oracle and fair use not so long ago), Canada maintains a tough stance on the search engine giant. Just …
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One in 6 Ontario class actions allege privacy violations. This dynamic may change following the Divisional Court\’s determination in Ohsianik v. Equifax that collectors and guardians of personal data (“Database Defendants”) cannot be liable for intrusion upon seclusion when third parties steal or access that data. Liability is suppressed even where database defendants are alleged …
As per Article 5 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act are prohibited the following practices consisting of placing on the market, putting into service or use of AI systems that consist of : 1.a) Subliminal techniques beyond a person\’s consciousness designed to materially distort a person\’s behaviour in a manner that causes or is likely …
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