Category «Cybercrime»

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 22, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 22, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Mail, Health Care, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

The scary world of online behavioral advertising

Lifehacker: “Instead of eavesdropping and storing your voice as many assume, your apps, phone, watch, game system, computer, and probably your oven are greedily collecting every data point they possibly can, including but not limited to your: Location information (both through your device’s location settings and IP address) Search history Browsing history Purchase history Physical …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

Proton Mail is Fighting Back Against Tracking Links

How To Geek: “Emails are full of tracking links, especially in newsletters and promotional mailing lists, which can pass sensitive information about you to the sender. They’re such a problem that Proton Mail, the privacy-sensitive alternative to Gmail and other email platforms, is trying to prevent it with a new “Tracking Links Protection” feature. When …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Privacy

Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers

‘The Biden-Harris Administration today announced a cybersecurity certification and labeling program to help Americans more easily choose smart devices that are safer and less vulnerable to cyberattacks. The new “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark” program proposed by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel would raise the bar for cybersecurity across common devices, including smart refrigerators, …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Government Documents

AI and Finance – July 15, 2023

Via LLRX, this new semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, industry white papers and academic papers on the subject of AI’s impact on the banking and finance sectors. July 15, 2023 Column – Chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 15, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 15, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Congress, Copyright, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Social Media

Reminder to me your Venmo transactions private, courtesy of Clarence Thomas

The Verge: “Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court sent money to a Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo, according to the aide’s profile. Don’t be like him… The most recent example of poor Venmo security comes from Rajan Vasisht, a former aide to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Guardian tracked down Vasisht’s Venmo account and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Cybercrime, E-Commerce, Financial System, Legal Research

Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train AI tools

CNN: “…The complaint alleges that Google “has been secretly stealing everything ever created and shared on the internet by hundreds of millions of Americans” and using this data to train its AI products, such as its chatbot Bard. The complaint also claims Google has taken “virtually the entirety of our digital footprint,” including “creative and …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Cybercrime, E-Records, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 8, 2023

Via LLRX –  Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 8, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines, Social Media

Nine British Banks Sign Up to New AI Tool for Tackling Scams

Bloomberg [alt free link]: “Mastercard Inc. is selling a new artificial intelligence-powered tool that helps banks more effectively spot if their customers are trying to send money to fraudsters.  Nine of the UK’s biggest banks, including Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Natwest Group Plc and Bank of Scotland Plc, have signed up to use the Consumer …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 30, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 30, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Records, Health Care, Privacy

AI and the Financial System – June 28, 2023

AI and the Financial System – June 28, 2023 – This column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights the fast paced impact of AI on many facets of the global financial system. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each entry includes the publication name, …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research