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Privacy and data protection

  • December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

    iOS vuln leaves user data dangerously exposed

    Jamf threat researchers detail an exploit chain for a recently patched iOS vulnerability that enables a threat actor to steal sensitive data, warning that many organisations are still neglecting mobile updates

  • December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

    UK police continue to hold millions of custody images unlawfully

    Annual report from the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner of England and Wales highlights the ongoing and unlawful retention millions of custody images of innocent people never charged with a crime by police

  • December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

    DWP ‘fairness analysis’ reveals bias in AI fraud detection system

    Information about people’s age, disability, marital status and nationality influences decisions to investigate benefit claims for fraud, but the Department for Work and Pensions says there are ‘no immediate concerns of unfair treatment’

  • December 06, 2024 06 Dec'24

    US TikTok ban imminent after appeal fails

    TikTok’s appeal against a US government ban has failed, with a judge dismissing its arguments that its First Amendment free speech rights are being restricted