A newly designed privacy-sensitive architecture aims to enable developers to create smart home apps in a manner that addresses data sharing concerns and puts users in control over their personal information. Dubbed Peekaboo by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the system "leverages an in-home hub to pre-process and minimize outgoing data in a structured and … [Read more...] about New Privacy Framework for IoT Devices Gives Users Control Over Data Sharing
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China suspends deal with Alibaba for not sharing Log4j 0-day first with the government
China's internet regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has temporarily suspended a partnership with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing subsidiary of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, for six months on account of the fact that it failed to promptly inform the government about a critical security vulnerability affecting the broadly used Log4j … [Read more...] about China suspends deal with Alibaba for not sharing Log4j 0-day first with the government
WhatsApp Will Delete Your Account If You Don’t Agree Sharing Data With Facebook
"Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA," opens WhatsApp's privacy policy. "Since we started WhatsApp, we've aspired to build our Services with a set of strong privacy principles in mind." But come February 8, 2021, this opening statement will no longer find a place in the policy. The Facebook-owned messaging service is alerting users in India of an update to its terms … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Will Delete Your Account If You Don’t Agree Sharing Data With Facebook