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Former NSA contractor Reality Winner who leaked gov report will be released on November

Reality Winner, a former NSA contractor who leaked classified documents to the press in 2017, has been released from prison…

3 years ago

DoJ: Investigations into ransomware attacks must have similar priority as terrorism

The U.S. Department of Justice was to assign investigation on ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism in the wake…

3 years ago

US banks are giving facial recognition a go; EU tightens regulations, FTC updates AI guidelines

US banks are giving the green light to the adoption of facial recognition technology, while authorities provide regulations and updates…

3 years ago

German laptop retailer fined €10.4m under GDPR for video-monitoring employees

German data regulator LfD announced a €10.4M fine under GDPR against the online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB for…

3 years ago

EU Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts aim at setting new rules for tech giants

The European Union is going to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that will impose new…

3 years ago

EU bodies agree on new EU export rules for dual-use technology

The European Union this week agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of dual-use technology. European Parliament…

3 years ago

German authorities raid the offices of the FinFisher surveillance firm

Earlier this month, German authorities have raided the offices of FinFisher, the German surveillance software firm, accused of providing its software…

4 years ago

Five Eyes nations plus India and Japan call for encryption backdoor once again

Members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance once again call for tech firms to engineer backdoors into end-to-end and device…

4 years ago

Indonesia Soon to Become the Fifth ASEAN Country to Adapt Data Privacy Laws

Earlier this year, Indonesia joined the ranks with the first four ASEAN countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand to…

4 years ago

US House Passes IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, a bill that aims at improving the security of…

4 years ago

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