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*Privacy Not Included: A Buyer’s Guide for Connected Products
When we reviewed dating apps for the first time back in 2021, they did not do well against our privacy and security criteria. This time, our research shows they've gotten even worse for your privacy. And in 2024, the stakes are much higher. Dating apps claim the more personal data you share, the more likely you are to find love. We have no way of knowing if that’s true. What we do know is that most dating apps fail spectacularly at protecting that information.
*privacy not included | Shop smart and safe | Mozilla Foundation
Howdy and welcome to the wild west of romantic AI chatbots, where new apps are published so quickly they don’t even have time to put up a proper website! (Looking at you, Mimico - Your AI Friends.) It’s a strange and sometimes scary place your privacy researchers have occupied for the last several weeks.
*privacy not included | Shop smart and safe | Mozilla Foundation
Howdy and welcome to the wild west of romantic AI chatbots, where new apps are published so quickly they don’t even have time to put up a proper website! (Looking at you, Mimico - Your AI Friends.) It’s a strange and sometimes scary place your privacy researchers have occupied for the last several weeks.
*privacy not included | Shop smart and safe | Mozilla Foundation
There’s no getting around it. It’s been a rough year for privacy. So, we admit that we’re not completely caught off guard that during the shoppingest time of year it feels like it’s your privacy that’s roasting on an open fire.
Modern Cars Are a Privacy Nightmare
Ah, the wind in your hair, the open road ahead, and not a care in the world… except all the trackers, cameras, microphones, and sensors capturing your every move. Ugh. Modern cars are a privacy nightmare. Car makers have been bragging about their cars being “computers on wheels" for years to promote their advanced features. However, the conversation about what driving a computer means for its occupants' privacy hasn’t really caught up.
Your Car is Spying on You MORE than Smart Home Devices and Cell Phones
by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News: Reviewers at the Mozilla Foundation published a Privacy Report yesterday (9/6/2023) on cars, and they concluded: All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label — making cars the official worst category of products for privacy that we have ever reviewed.
Your Car is Spying on You MORE than Smart Home Devices and Cell Phones
Comments by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News Reviewers at the Mozilla Foundation published a Privacy Report yesterday (9/6/2023) on cars, and they concluded: All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label — making cars the official worst category of products for privacy that we have ever reviewed.
*Privacy Not Included: A Buyer’s Guide for Connected Products
Ah, the wind in your hair, the open road ahead, and not a care in the world… except all the trackers, cameras, microphones, and sensors capturing your every move. Ugh. Modern cars are a privacy nightmare. Car makers have been bragging about their cars being “computers on wheels" for years to promote their advanced features. However, the conversation about what driving a computer means for its occupants' privacy hasn’t really caught up.
*privacy not included | Shop smart and safe | Mozilla Foundation
What did I learn in researching the privacy and security of 25 of the top car brands in the world? Modern cars are a privacy nightmare and it seems that the Fords, Audis, and Toyotas of the world have shifted their focus from selling cars to selling data. When all of the 25 car brands we reviewed earn our *Privacy Not Included warning label for failing to respect and protect their customers’ privacy, something is seriously wrong. Car companies, are you hard up on cash?
*privacy not included | Shop smart and safe | Mozilla Foundation
What can you do? So, the prognosis is not exactly great on mental apps once again in 2023. And we realize that reading about privacy can sometimes make you feel like you need to go full tin-can-phone analog to stay safe. But don’t give up on mental health apps! There’s lots you can do to protect yourself. Choose apps that you can trust (when possible) Read the reviews, we write ‘em just for you! They’ll help you sort through the good, bad, and just okay apps in terms of privacy.
5 IoT Security best practices to consider after the Covid-19 lockdown
In short Covid-19 is leading to a surge in IT, OT and IoT security adoption. IoT Analytics published a comprehensive 123-page report detailing the $2.8B IoT Security market (2019), including current trends, technologies, and competitive landscape. IoT Analytics suggests for organizations to particularly look at 5 IoT Security best practices after the Covid-19 lockdown: 1. Managing the asset inventory 2. Scanning for shadow IoT devices 3. Reviewing cloud security 4.
Top 10 Industrial AI Use Cases
IoT Analytics’ recently published the Industrial AI Market Report 2020-2025. As part of the research, the analyst team identified a total of 33 different use cases that employ Artificial Intelligence tools and techniques on (predominantly) IoT-connected data sources and assets of industrial enterprises. These 33 industrial AI use cases have been grouped into 10 broader use case categories which make up the majority of the almost $15B Industrial AI market in 2019.
*privacy not included | Shop smart and safe | Mozilla Foundation
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