Techlore Surveillance Report UK to Depart From GDPR - Surveillance Report 33
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Mar 16, 2021 The hosts dive into alarming data breaches, including the fallout from Flagstar and the Verkada camera crisis. They discuss Microsoft's urgent need for patches and the implications of Google's $5B lawsuit over incognito tracking. The UK's plans to relax GDPR protections post-Brexit spark concerns about privacy, while mental health apps evade data protections. New research unveils risks from biometric data and lingering vulnerabilities in major tech infrastructures. Plus, they highlight innovative privacy tools and the ongoing battle for secure communication.
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UK Plans To Weaken Post-Brexit Privacy Rules
- Post-Brexit Britain plans to relax GDPR-equivalent rules to ease business use of data.
- That move risks watering down protections for UK citizens in the name of economic flexibility.
Ask Who Controls Biometric Systems
- Question who controls biometric systems: government integration vs company-controlled solutions both carry privacy risks.
- Prefer avoiding biometric onboarding when possible and evaluate who holds the data and retention policies.
Sky ECC Denies Its Encryption Was Cracked
- Sky ECC denies police cracked its encryption despite large arrests of its users across Europe.
- The hosts warn that promises of 'perfect encryption' are red flags and no system is infallible.