You have probably heard this expression before, but it bears repeating. If you are not paying for a service, then you are the product. Case in point. Microsoft has always offered a free email product in Windows called, very creatively, Windows mail. But it really was a pretty horrible competitor to GMail and other mail […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]DoD Opens Cyber Policy Office As reported earlier, the planned opening of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy officially happened on March 20th. Ashley Manning will manage it until the Senate confirms someone else. President Biden announced that his nominee will be Michael Sulmeyer. Whether the Senate confirms him or […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks Either Mozilla didn’t run much of a background check or Onerep’s CEO is great at hiding his other businesses. Mozilla hired him to provide identity protection services, but it turns out that he runs dozens of sites that provide dirt on people. Not exactly compatible […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In its latest report, Aleo, a privacy oriented blockchain startup says that people are increasingly concerned about who controls their personal data. They say that 67 percent are WILLING TO switch to a product that protects their privacy. That is different than they will switch. They also say that people are more aware of privacy […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Like Everyone Else, Reddit Plans to Sell User Content to AI Model Devs Seeing dollar signs in their future, Reddit decided to “license” their user created content to AI developers to train their models. The FTC is investigating in light of Reddit’s planned IPO. Reddit says it isn’t breaking the law to sell their user’s […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]One thing about a country that has no federal privacy law – There are very few limits on what someone can do with data that they have legally collected. The legal part is that you agreed to allowi your “smart car” to collect your driving data. That data may include things like your speed and […]
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