It has happened: Deepfakes used to steal thousands of dollars
We knew deepfakes had the potential to be used in cyber crimes. Now that it has happened, how do we prevent it from happening again?
Data Privacy and Personal Security
Welcoming generation surveillance
An entire generation is growing in a hyper visible world. How will this affect generation z’s understanding of reality?
What is the CLOUD Act?
The US government can now access data in any US-based country. How does this affect our personal security?
Concerns raised as Chinese surveillance tech spreads globally
Chinese tech products are at the heart of the “smart” revolution. Could this provide the Chinese Communist Party a global backdoor to control the world?
Swedes get chip implants to replace cash and credit cards
Many people are opting to have microchips implanted in their hands. It’s very Black Mirror, but what are its possible impacts on personal and data security, as well as human health?
This is how voice assistants work
Did you know that voice assistants recorded audio messages they receive? Were you aware that transcripts of these messages are listened to, and transcribed by human agents?
What is surveillance capitalism?
We are not users of the internet, we are being used.
Why big tech companies don’t care about regulation – yet
Many big tech companies are fined for violation of anti-trust and privacy laws, but none of them are balking. Why?
This is how advanced deepfake softwares are
A new AI can generate a face using a few seconds of a voice recording. Why is this dangerous?
Facebook is worse than FaceApp
If you were worried with FaceApp, then you should be even more worried with Facebook.