Similar issues have been raised over Google and Apple Inc.’s digital assistants, triggering privacy fears across the world. EU regulators are now working on a common approach on how to police the technology.
Tech companies and governments have clashed for years over balancing law enforcement access and user privacy, most famously when the U.S. sought access to an iPhone from a terrorist who carried out a deadly shooting spree in San Bernardino...
Dealing with data will challenge IT professionals on several fronts, from storage to security to compliance. And expect big battles – tech companies versus governments, competing AI ventures and rival collaboration tools – to shape the daily IT...
Rapid7 Inc., a cybersecurity firm based in Boston, found that an unauthorized user could shut off all the safety protocols parents had set up on the smartwatches and gain "total control."
In a Senate Hearing, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pushed the companies to let the police and other authorities access personal data that lies behind encryption on devices and technology platforms.
The concern is that banks need to comply with strict regulatory requirements to protect client data. But their industry is being infiltrated by competitors that aren’t necessarily subject to the same rules.
The FBI’s concern arises in part from “the legal mechanisms available to the Government of Russia that permit access to data” in the country, according to a letter the agency sent to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.
