U.S. House bans whatsApp on official devices over security and data protection issues
The U.S. House of Representatives has formally banned congressional staff members from using…
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Taj Mahal security to be monitored by drone
In view of the continuing terrorist threat on the 17th century Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh police is…
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Yahoo data breach could be biggest known cyber attack; 500 million accounts hacked in 2014
Yahoo Inc has said that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it…
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UK police warn public on 'unlawful' use of CCTV cameras
UK police are issuing a warning to people about pointing CCTV cameras beyond the boundary of their property. CCTV cameras have…
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Zoom must take steps to prevent 'Zoombombing' under new $85M settlement
Zoom will pay $85 million to its users and their lawyers and adopt procedures seeking to curb disruptive "Zoombombing" under a…
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CAG raises red flags against UIDAIs data security
The latest report on the administration of Aadhaar by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) exposes concerning deficits on…
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Surveillance Camera Commissioner warns against use of facial recognition for witness identification following Police guidance
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner for England and Wales, Professor Fraser Sampson, has warned police forces…
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Data of more than 800K NYC students compromised in hack of online grading system
Personal data for roughly 820,000 current and former New York City public school students was compromised in the hack of a widely…
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ICO publishes new guidance on domestic CCTV following multiple cases of misuse
The UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has published new guidance clarifying the law on domestic CCTV use in and around…
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Hacker finds data security weak spot in Swiss railway system
The embarrassing IT security weak spot in the Swisscard system, which has since been fixed, was reported to the Rundschau…
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No Siri, Alexa, smart devices in secret meetings: Intel note to Govt officials on tech threats
Witnessing massive violation of national communication security policy guidelines and instructions of the government by officials…
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Biometric Security significantly reduces ID fraud, suggests Onfido report
Selfie-based biometric authentication is a highly effective safeguard against ID fraud, according to findings in Onfidos 2022…
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The British and Australian privacy regulator order Clearview AI to delete photos of people from its database
Facial recognition company Clearview AI is facing a potential fine in the UK and has also been handed a provisional notice to…
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Volvo Cars investigating theft of R&D data
Volvo Cars said it had launched an investigation into a cyber security breach and the theft of some research and development data…
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Hundreds of hours of Dallas police aerial surveillance hacked
An activist group says it received hundreds of hours of mostly Dallas police aerial surveillance footage from an anonymous hacker…
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