Google-hatched Security Planner matches expert advice with your worst security fears
Security Planner could save your parents from ransomware stealing their family photo collection.
Security Planner could save your parents from ransomware stealing their family photo collection.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has come up with a concept iPhone case that can help prevent the government from finding your location.
Michael Kan | 22 Jul | Read more
Christopher Soghoian works for the team within the ACLU that sues the FBI and other agencies over their use of surveillance. His Twitter profile simply says “I fight surveillance”.
Anthony Caruana | 25 May | Read more
The federal government has refused to recognise a decision by a US appeals court which ruled that mass collection of telecommunications metadata.
Andrew Colley | 17 Jun | Read more
Everyday people are transforming the way police officers behave thanks to the power of camera-enabled smartphones. Now, the advocacy group Transparency Toolkit wants to transform the way the national security state behaves using other common tech tools: Google and LinkedIn.
One of the great things about working for an organisation like Ramsay Health Care, is our brand promise; ‘people caring about people’ is something we live and breathe. Caring about our patients and staff means doing the right thing and protecting their privacy, be it in the clinical context or that of the digital world.
The pitch from the company launching a beacon tracking system for Boston’s MBTA system is that it will show how, “technology can enable citizens to have more unique, tailored experiences with both cities and brands.” Privacy experts say it looks like it is much more about advertising than improving services, and that, as is the case with any tracking technology, there are privacy risks.
Taylor Armerding | 15 Oct | Read more
The Project: Deploy mobile communications software to enable transmission of live video to and from the Port of Los Angeles' control centers and harbor police in the field. The project is part of a $4.2 million integrated command console system designed to improve security responsiveness at the nation's busiest cargo port.
Stephanie Overby | 28 Jan | Read more