Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
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Stop facial recognition trials now, warns UK committee
The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday. This post appeared first…
Foreign spies may be hiding in your VPN, warns DHS
“…nation-state actors have demonstrated intent and capability to leverage VPN services and vulnerable users for malicious purposes.” This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
Google to warn companies targeted in government-backed attacks
G Suite admins will have the option of enabling alerts if Google suspects government-backed hacking attempts. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Maria Varmazis
Crimson Hexagon banned by Facebook over user data concern
Facebook is probing whether the firm’s government contracts comply with its policies, which nix use of user data for government surveillance. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…