by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The new version of Apple’s iOS operating system for iPhones and iPad has a feature that requires users to opt-in before an app on your device can track you across other apps and websites. When you first...
It’s pretty common for users of Facebook and other social media companies to keep their default settings. But, it’s worth exploring what you can do to change those settings, especially when it comes to privacy and security. Facebook offers extensive and...
We spoke with online security expert Andrew Shikiar of FIDO Alliance about phishing, vishing, social engineering, and what’s wrong with passwords. “Simply put, passwords aren’t up to the task,” Shikiar says. “They’re not good for...
We spoke with US-born Julie Inman Grant about her role as Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, the country’s national independent regulator for online safety. Julie talked about her unique government role and her career working for Microsoft, Twitter and...
This post first appeared in the Mercury News by Larry Magid Following the lead of San Francisco, Boston and several other cities, Detroit is poised to end a contract with a company that provides facial recognition technology to its police department. And it’s not just...
Privacy is always an important issue but never more so than during this Covid-19 pandemic when people are being asked to consider giving up some privacy in the name of public health. Whether it’s tracing apps or decisions about who gets to go to work or school,...
