Privacy

9 stories about Privacy
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Russia Could Move to Block Viber, Report Says

06.05.18|CTech
In April, a Russian court ruled in favor of the Russian regulator’s request to block Telegram in the country after the app operator failed to surrender keys for decrypting users’ messages
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For Adtech Companies, GDPR is a Tall Order

06.05.18|Zachi Zach
GDPR has become a strong incentive for big companies to cut loose small partners, writes lawyer and entrepreneur Zachi Zach
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Your Personal Secrets May Be Written All Over Your Face

05.04.18|Keren Tsuriel Harari
Facial recognition technology offers enormous promise in medicine, security and consumer applications, but concerns about privacy and abuse also bear examination
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Investment firm ESW Acquires Business Unit from Mobile Forensics Company Cellebrite

28.03.18|Asaf Shalev
Israel-based Cellebrite, whose core clientele are law enforcement agencies, offloads a business unit that focuses on commercial customers
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Israel to Share New National Health Database with Local Tech Industry

27.03.18|Sefi Krupsky, Yoav Stoler and Omri Milman
The plans to set up the new database raise privacy concerns among Israeli civil liberties activists. An Israeli government official said it has the potential to quadruple the number of digital health startups operating in the country
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For Social Networks, Misuse of User Information is a Feature, Not a Bug

25.03.18|Hagar Ravet
Facebook is facing investigations into its use of user data around the world, but questionable uses of personal information are not a bug, but rather a feature in social networks
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Startup that Tricks Facial Recognition Algorithms Raises $4 Million

22.01.18|Hagar Ravet
By manipulating photos, D-ID cripples surveillance systems that hunt for facial features
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Making Your Company GDPR Ready

19.01.18|Ran Levitzky
On a road to enhanced user privacy, A new EU regulation set to take effect in May requires companies do some heavy lifting
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SAP to Use New Acquisition to Address EU Privacy Regulation

25.09.17|Hagar Ravet and Meir Orbach
SAP announced its acquisition of Gigya, a company that manages 1.3 billion customer identities for clients such as the NBA, Forbes and Tommy Hilfiger