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The exception: drones being used in emergencies, such as fighting wildfires, search and rescue, and dealing with natural disasters. Continue reading US grounds Chinese-made drones as part of security review
The EU has fixed a flaw in the powerful yet complex eIDAS digital identification system that let people authenticate as someone else. Continue reading Researchers find hole in EU-wide identity system
Johannesburg spent the weekend struggling to recover from its second malware attack this year as it took key services systems offline. Continue reading Ransomware with a difference as hackers threaten to release city data
US lawmakers asked intelligence to look into whether the app and others like it could pose a security threat or be used to influence opinion. Continue reading TikTok says no, senators, we’re not under China’s thumb
The disks are part of the command centres that run the country’s nuclear missile deterrent on behalf of SACCS. Continue reading US nuclear weapons command finally ditches 8-inch floppies
Now fixed, the Vatican’s new fitness-and-prayer eRosary and its accompanying app, Click to Pray, were found to have a serious privacy bug. Continue reading Vatican launches smart rosary – complete with brute-force flaw
IT workers have been storing files on their computers’ hard drives. One councilman’s alleged response: “That can’t be right? That’s real?” Continue reading Much-attacked Baltimore uses ‘mind-bogglingly’ bad data storage
Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map. Continue reading Apple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police and protestors
It’s coming next month, in spite of a lawsuit and the data regulator’s protests about lack of consent, data security and privacy. Continue reading Nationwide facial recognition ID program underway in France
The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption. Continue reading Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans