Category Archives: Security

21Nov/22

Neurotechnology Announces the Release of SentiVeillance Cluster, Ready-to-Use Software for Surveillance Systems with Clustered Architecture Implementation for Smart-city-scale Projects

November 21, 2022SecurityAutomatic number-plate recognition, Biometrics, Crime prevention, Identification, Law enforcement, National security, Prevention, Security, Skills, Surveillanceadmin

Neurotechnology, a provider of deep learning-based solutions and high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced the release of SentiVeillance Cluster for real-time biometric face identification, tracking of people and vehicles and automatic vehicle license plate recognition. The solution has been designed for expansive surveillance systems supporting continuous video streams from multiple servers. It provides operators with structured and sorted live data, enabling faster decision-making in a variety of scenarios, including law enforcement, security and smart city monitoring applications. Continue reading

19Nov/22

Norton Encourages Online Shoppers to Stay Safe and Shop Smart This Holiday Season

November 19, 2022SecurityArticles, Buzzword, Christmas and holiday season, Christmas economics, Cyber Monday, E-commerce, Fraud, Human behavior, Identity theft, Marketing, Online shopping, Shoppingadmin

In advance of Cyber Monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year, Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), encourages holiday shoppers to take steps to protect themselves from online fraud and identity theft – at its peak during the holidays – to bring back the joy of gifting. Continue reading

17Nov/22

The ads are watching you

November 17, 2022SecurityADTECH, Advertising, Belfast, Bermuda, Digital marketing, Facial recognition system, France, Glasgow, Internet privacy, Japan, Ji, London, Manchester, Market economics), Marketing, National security, Online advertising, Peter, Samsung Electronics, Samuel Woodhams Digital, Security, Surveillance, Targeted advertising, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Tokyo, United Statesadmin

By Samuel Woodhams | Digital rights researcher and journalist

Targeted online advertisements are impossible to ignore. Ads based on our browsing history, geolocation, and personal information appear constantly on our social media feeds, news articles, and streaming platforms. As the authors of a new report on the advertising surveillance industry put it: “Targeted advertising is unavoidable for anyone who owns a smartphone or goes online.”
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15Nov/22

Facial recognition: An ethical policing tool?

November 15, 2022SecurityAutomatic identification and data capture, Beijing, Belgium, Bill, Biometrics, Caitlin Chin, China, Closed-circuit television, Colombia, Crime prevention, Evani Radiya-Dixit, Face ID, Facial recognition system, Lauren Rhue, Law enforcement, Learning, London, Luxembourg, Mark Travis, Morocco, National security, Netflix, Nicol Turner Lee, Prevention, Samuel Woodhams Digital, Shanghai, Surveillance, United Kingdom, United States, Video surveillance, Xinjiangadmin

By Samuel Woodhams | Digital rights researcher and journalist

Facial recognition technology made headlines again last month as researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK said that the UK police’s use of the technology was unethical and potentially unlawful. The report from the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy urged police to stop using live facial recognition (LFR) in public spaces and said trials by the Metropolitan Police and South Wales Police failed to meet the “minimum legal and ethical standards.” Continue reading →

04Nov/22

Video doorbells: security or surveillance?

November 4, 2022SecurityAmazon, Avi Asher-Schapiro, China, Chris Gilliard, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Doorbell, Encinitas, George Orwell, Las Vegas, Law enforcement, Learning, London, Masha Borak, National security, New York, Prevention, Privacy, READING, Remo, Ring Inc., Samuel Woodhams Digital, Security, Singapore, Skills, Smart doorbell, Surveillance, Uber, United Kingdom, United States, Video surveillance, Vivintadmin

By Samuel Woodhams | Digital rights researcher and journalist

Video doorbells are everywhere now, sold as a modern security solution that can help protect your home and belongings. They let you greet guests remotely, deter would-be parcel thieves, and could even reduce the cost of your home insurance.
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01Nov/22

Online Holiday Shopping Frenzy: Study Shows 1 in 3 Americans Tend to Take More Risks When Shopping Online During Holiday Season

November 1, 2022SecurityArticles, Calendars, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, E-commerce, Norton, NortonLifeLock, Online shopping, Seasons, Shopping, Time, United Statesadmin

A global study from Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand1 of NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK), sheds new light on the risks consumers will take this holiday shopping this season. According to the 2022 Norton Cyber Safety Insights Report: Special Release – Holiday, conducted online in August 2022 among 1,000 U.S. adults 18+ by The Harris Poll, one in three American adults (34%) admit to taking more risks when online shopping during holiday season compared to other times of the year. Continue reading

27Oct/22

Pegasus: invasive spyware or national security?

October 27, 2022Securityamnesty international, Andrés Manuel Obrador, Apple, Augustín Basave Alanís, Bangkok, Basave, Bill Marczak, Citizen Lab, Computer and network surveillance, David Kaye, Donncha, Espionage, Fred Guterl, India, Indonesia, Mexico, NSO Group, Pegasus, Prague, Ronan Farrow, Samuel Woodhams, Samuel Woodhams Digital, Shalev Hulio, Spain, Spyware, Thailand, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Statesadmin

By Samuel Woodhams | Digital rights researcher and journalist

I’m Samuel Woodhams, a digital rights researcher and journalist based in London.

The saga of the NSO Group’s invasive Pegasus spyware continues, with yet another victim confirmed this month by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and digital rights group, R3D. The organisations said Mexican opposition politician Augustín Basave Alanís was targeted in September 2021, making him the fourth person allegedly hacked during Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presidency. Continue reading →

17Oct/22

Surveillance tech is weaponry

October 17, 2022SecurityAndrés Manuel López Obrador, Antonio Guterres, China, El Salvador, Espionage, Geneva, Guterres, Hungary, Jordan, Mexico, NSO Group, Obrador, Pegasus, Poland, Prevention, Privacy, Rand Hammoud, Security, Spyware, Surveillance, Thailand, Thomson Reuters Foundationadmin

By Rand Hammoud, Surveillance Campaigner, Access Now

Surveillance technology is weaponry – it targets, tracks, invades, and decimates – and its unbridled use is a far-reaching, destructive violation of human rights. It is an assault rifle in the sustained global offensive on civic space, and we need a global moratorium on its export, sale, transfer, servicing, and use. Continue reading →

07Oct/22

End-to-end encryption keeps us all safe

October 7, 2022SecurityAcademic disciplines, Articles, Bangladesh, Center for Democracy and Technology, Cryptography, Data security, Disk encryption, Encryption, End-to-end encryption, Global Partners, Human rights and encryption, India, Internet privacy, Mallory Knodel, Ryan Polk, Sheetal Kumar, Strong cryptography, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdomadmin

Mallory Knodel,Ryan Polk,Sheetal Kumar

Published: October 05, 2022 | Center for Democracy & Technology

Mallory Knodel is Chief Technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, Ryan Polk is Director of Internet Policy at Internet Society and Sheetal Kumar is Head of Global Engagement and Advocacy at Global Partners Digital.

At the Human Rights Council in Geneva last month, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) presented the strongest endorsement of encryption yet by the world body in its report on privacy in the digital age, underlining that the technology that leverages cryptography to secure communications, is crucial to the rights to privacy, access to information, and free expression in an online world. Continue reading →

05Oct/22

US Ports and Terminals Sustain Increased Cybersecurity Attacks

October 5, 2022SecurityAndy Lee, Computer network security, Computer security, Jim Kearns, JONES WALKER LLP, Oklahoma, Port, Prevention, Security, Security engineering, Tulsaadmin

Jones Walker LLP today publicly released the findings of its 2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey, examining cybersecurity preparedness in US-based ports and terminals. The report outlining the results of the survey is authored by four of the firm’s attorneys and the findings will be presented by two of them, Jim Kearns and Andy Lee, during the Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 2:30 pm Central Daylight Time today. Continue reading

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