Tag: privacy protection

A prescription for privacy protection: Exercise caution when using a mobile health app

March 19, 2024

Given the unhealthy data-collection habits of some mHealth apps, you’re well advised to exercise caution when choosing with whom you share some of your most sensitive data. In today’s digital economy there’s an app for just about everything. One area that’s booming more than most is healthcare. From period and fertility trackers to mental health … More A prescription for privacy protection: Exercise caution when using a mobile health app

Last call for GDPR

May 18, 2018

With the deadline fast approaching SMBs are reminded of what is required to become compliant. Benjamin Franklin famously once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” – a piece of wisdom that can be applied directly to any discussion on Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a directive coming to force on May … More Last call for GDPR

Authentication 101

May 3, 2016

Authentication may sound like a very complicated concept, but it’s quite simple: a way of showing that you are who you say you are. In the offline world this process is simple and universal. Most countries have well-documented procedures by which you can get a passport that demonstrates your identity wherever you go in the … More Authentication 101

Facebook Facial Recognition – A picture is worth a thousand words

June 30, 2011

Facebook recently launched a facial recognition feature that allows you and others to “tag” photos with your name. As has been the norm for Facebook, this “feature” is turned on by default and users must take their own initiative to limit, or turn it off. The implications are wide-ranging, so if you or anyone in … More Facebook Facial Recognition – A picture is worth a thousand words

CyberThreats Daily: Sony admits Playstation Network credit card info may have been stolen

April 27, 2011

77 Million Accounts at Risk! Things just got a lot worse for users of the Sony PlayStation Network. With the service still offline after almost six days, Sony has now said that an intruder stole personal information about its users, potentially including their credit card numbers. Sony said it was still investigating the matter, but … More CyberThreats Daily: Sony admits Playstation Network credit card info may have been stolen