Privacy technologies

Privacy technologies

I started using Google Drive, Gmail, and the whole suite of tools back when they were still invite-only. Back then, the cloud was an unknown entity, and many of us had no idea that it would become the backbone of both business and personal use. According to , the public cloud market alone will break the $1 trillion mark by 2026. indicates that 67% of senior executives say that their organization has accelerated its plans for cloud adoption. That's a lot of people using cloud services, and it's only going to continue to grow.

A west London borough's CCTV infrastructure is going to be boosted with technologies including facial recognition and AI-assisted cameras. Hammersmith and Fulham Council's Cabinet approved more than 3million in funding on Monday night to enhance the local authority's CCTV network. The borough already has more cameras per person than anywhere else in the UK with more than 2,000 currently operating.

The most likely explanation seems to be that YouTube is not counting views properly for users with an ad blocker enabled, another step in the platform's continued war on ad blockers. This was first realized by Josh Strife Hayes, who noticed that view counts on TV, phones, and tablets have been steady, while views on computers have dropped by around 50% since the mid-August trend started. TechLinked, a channel in the Linus Tech Tips family, confirmed similar numbers within its statistics.

The new anti-theft program is funded by a $100,000 grant provided by the District Attorney's Office and will allow about 200 businesses to be equipped with the new technology, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced. Organized retail theft gangs are terrorizing our community, and they're not just destroying store fronts and stealing jewelry, Rosen said at the press conference. They're destroying dreams, stealing livelihoods and making it difficult for mom-and-pop store owners to put food on the table for themselves and their children.

County supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a , introduced by Supervisor Hilda Solis, to beef up oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers. It's already illegal in California for local law enforcement agencies to share information gleaned from license plate readers with federal agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a warrant.

Pixalate, the leading global platform for ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, today (16th September, 2025) released the United Kingdom August 2025 Top Mobile Gaming Apps Rankings for Programmatic Advertising Traffic Quality on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The report ranks mobile apps in the 'Video Gaming' IAB app category based on their programmatic advertising traffic quality, as measured by Pixalate's Publisher Trust Index (PTI). Pixalate has also released a United States ( US) version of the report.

"I wonder if there isn't a larger danger in pouring your heart out to a chatbot," Catholic priest Fr. Mike Schmitz told The Times. "Is it at some point going to become accessible to other people?"

Bossware systems typically allow employers to track everything from idle time and log-in activity to the use of social media or AI tools. Some go further, offering real-time screenshots, keystroke tracking and app usage analysis. Proponents argue such systems can help prevent insider threats, protect sensitive information and identify productivity issues. But the practice is proving divisive. The CMI found a large minority of managers believe digital snooping undermines trust with staff and risks intruding on personal privacy.

PixalateSpotlight on Pixalate's Children's Online Privacy Product , the leading global platform for ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, announced that a UNICEF "Compliance Tech" case study - under the Data Governance for Children Project - features Pixalate's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance Tool as one of three "Innovators in Data Governance". The case study forms part of UNICEF's broader Compendium of Innovations in Data Governance for Children.

A national digital ID could hand the government the tools for population-wide surveillance - and if history is anything to go by, ministers probably couldn't run it without cocking it up. That's the warning from Big Brother Watch in its new " Checkpoint Britain" report, published just days after Keir Starmer confirmed the government is considering a national digital identity scheme to tackle illegal immigration.

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Aleksanteri Kivimäki, convicted of thousands of cybercrimes linked to the Vastaamo data breach, has been released from custody by the Helsinki Court of Appeal. The decision followed two days of testimony from Kivimäki, who denied all charges. The court cited his prolonged pretrial detention as the reason for release. He has been in custody since February 2023. His trial will continue through November.

The modern workplace or campus looks very different from even a decade ago - and older access control systems struggle to keep up. They weren't built to handle the fast pace of change we see today. Employees no longer work from the same building every day. Flexible working hours, telecommuting, and increased reliance on contractors introduce more complexity in scheduling and cardholder management.

LA lawyer Rob Freund shared an email via X showing that users are being told to avoid enrolling in the platform's MFA program until they are prompted to do so via email. PACER also told users to steer clear of the helplines to ease the burden on staff. "We ask that only users who receive a prompt to enroll in MFA when they log in should do so," the email reads. "If you do not receive an MFA enrollment prompt, no action is necessary. Please do not contact the [PACER Service Center] with questions about MFA until you are required to enroll. This ensures support is available for those who need it."

It's nearly impossible to use the internet without being asked about cookies. A typical pop-up will offer to either "accept all" or "reject all". Sometimes, there may be a third option, or a link to further tweak your preferences. These pop-ups and banners are distracting, and your first reaction is likely to get them out of the way as soon as possible - perhaps by hitting that "accept all" button.