Significantly
changes what Computer Security will need to monitor? Probably not,
but management will need to rethink some procedures.
New
York Becomes Fifth State to Define a Breach to Include “Access”
to Information
On
July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed S5575B,
with the breach notification amendments taking effect on October 23,
2019, and the security requirements taking effect on March 21, 2020.
Notably,
S5575B expands the definition of a “breach of the security of the
system” to include unauthorized access to private information in
addition to unauthorized acquisition. In assessing whether private
data has been accessed without authorization, the amended law says
businesses “may consider” factors such as indications
that the information was viewed,
communicated with, used, or altered without authorization.
The
UK as victim...
UK:
MoD reports number of computers and documents lost has trebled in
last year
Data
breaches leapt from 117 to 463 and missing electronic devices or
paper documents rose to 62 from 22 the year before, an official
Ministry of Defence report revealed.
It
pointed out new rules mean more incidents are being reported – but
the rise sparked alarm on Whitehall.
The
UK as hacker…
Brexit:
key strands of British policing 'in jeopardy' because of no-deal risk
Britain’s
National Crime Agency (NCA) is harvesting
information from EU databases, including 54,000 files covering
criminals, terrorists and missing persons, in an attempt to mitigate
the heightened risks of a no-deal Brexit, according to a leaked
document.
The
report, seen by the Guardian, suggests EU alerts have been
transferred to
the Police National Computer (PNC) to give UK forces access after 31
October but that key strands of British policing remain “in
jeopardy” because of the growing danger of a no-deal exit since
Theresa May’s resigned as prime minister.
You
mean we don’t know?
Does
Facebook Use Sensitive Data for Advertising Purposes? Worldwide
Analysis and GDPR Impact
The
recent European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other
data protection regulations restrict the processing of some
categories of personal data (health, political orientation, sexual
preferences, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, etc.) due to the
privacy risks associated to such information. The GDPR refers to
these categories as sensitive personal data.
This
paper quantifies the portion of Facebook (FB) users, across 197
countries, who are labeled with advertising interests linked to
potentially sensitive personal data. Our study reveals that Facebook
labels 67% of users with potential sensitive interests. This
corresponds to 22% of the population in the referred 197 countries.
Moreover, our work shows that the GDPR
enforcement had a negligible impact in this context since
the portion of FB users labeled with sensitive interests in the
European Union remains almost the same 5 months before and 9 months
after the GDPR was enacted. The paper also illustrates potential
risks associated to the use of sensitive interests. For instance, we
quantify the portion of FB users labelled with the
interest"Homosexuality"in countries where being gay may be
punished with the death penalty. The last contribution is the
implementation of a web browser extension that allows FB users
removing in a simple way the potentially sensitive interests FB has
assigned them.
Inevitable?
AI
as a Legal Person
The
idea of the legal personhood of artificial intelligence (AI) --- the
idea that intelligent agents can have rights and incur obligations
under the law--- is controversial, and in fact is often dismissed out
of hand: in this paper I will argue that, on the contrary, such legal
personhood may be the next big challenge for our legal systems,
and we need it to deal with the new kinds of complexity introduced by
AI. Furthermore, I argue that we already have experiences we can
look: to this end we can draw on the reasoning applied to the legal
personhood recognized for corporations and other nonhuman entities.
In order to do this, I address some of the criticisms against
ascribing legal personhood to AI. I also look at the Canadian and EU
ethical guidelines so as to keep the development of AI within the
framework of human values, and I show that an ascription of legal
personhood to AI is consistent with them. I also address a few of
the big issues involved in making the legal personhood of AI a
reality.
Is
it real or is it ‘fake news?’
Sony's New
Wearable Air Conditioner Fits in Your Pocket
Called
the Reon
Pocket,
the innovative portable air conditioner is from the company's startup
acceleration program. It consists of a small device that fits in a
shirt pocket and can be turned on at the touch of a smartphone app.
The device can also keep you warm. It is both air
conditioner and heater in one.
… The device is about the size of a card
wallet and it slides into the back of a specially designed shirt at
the neck.
… It weighs a mere 85 grams (3 ounces) and one
shirt costs around $130. Sadly, Sony plans to launch the Reon Pocket
only in Japan for the time being.
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