Privacy

Kindus discussed the principles and issues behind the UK Online Safety Bill in 2022.  Since then it has moved through the parliamentary approval procedures …

Until very recently the first signs to look for in recognising a fake or scam was poor grammar.  The evolution of AI that can …

Many of the free services that run through of the Internet work on the principle that you are willing to give up some personal …

Dorking is a legal but specialised sub-set of Google searching Google dorks are keyword searches that look for specific website content rather than searching …

Is CAPTCHA Redundant? Automated routines aim to prevent bots flooding websites with unwanted activity but also drive away regular users and are readily bypassed …

The UK Online Safety Bill Privacy versus protection, weighing the legal and operational constraints. The UK Online Safety Bill received its first reading in …

Passwordless Authentication The need to remember and input passwords to access data may be coming to an end Passwords are a core issue in …

QR Code Scams Mobile phones may open QR codes without checking if the content can be trusted. QR codes seemed to be going out …

Who’s Looking At You As facial recognition software has become more reliable it is entering that grey area between personal security and personal privacy. …

Location Data Privacy Accurate information on population movement has become a marketable commodity and this has encouraged some shady practices amongst mobile app developers …

Shaken and Stirred The plan to block scam phone calls Hacks and scams often depend on gaining the trust of the mark. This is …

EU ePrivacy Regulation 2021 With a ‘cover’ date of 2021 the ePrivacy Regulation was originally expected to be in force from 2018 to compliment …

In a regulated industry like the life sciences, signatures carry a lot of weight. For example approving the release of medicines, new manufacturing contracts, …

Once again, Facebook has been in the news for how it handles users’ privacy. Facebook has been put under more pressure in recent days …

Find out why Google was fined for allegedly breaking GDPR rules. We are now approaching almost eight months since GDPR was first implemented into …

Kindus looks at how organisations have been coping with the demands of GDPR. The dust has now settled on the much-anticipated implementation date of …