With the data the U.S. government has, it could write detailed biographies on nearly every resident. While it’s true the U.S. government requires access to information to keep our nation safe, it need not be at the expense of personal privacy. Unfortunately, in the case of the National Security Administration’s (NSA’s) leaked Ragtime files, personal…
Turning off your GPS won’t prevent smartphone apps from tracking you. I was recently interviewed for an article on this very topic by Sophos’s award-winning threat news room, Naked Security. The article discusses an app researchers developed to show how precisely smartphone users can be tracked even when their GPS is turned off. The app…
Just because a product or company calls itself “smart” doesn’t mean it actually is. I recently received a promotional email from a company selling a “smart firewall.” It was built, the marketing said, to protect connected devices. Out of curiosity, I visited the website where, not too surprisingly, I didn’t find any type of security…
The following is an excerpt of an article I wrote that first appeared on the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) website. The day has arrived. A Wisconsin-based tech company will soon offer its employees microchip implants. The company expects to chip more than 50 employees, allowing them to access technology with just a…
