January 25, 2021

Parler, Pelosi’s Stolen Laptop, Vaccination Passport Apps

7 minutes

Is the world really ready for COVID-19 vaccination passport apps? Also, the partial return of Parler, details on Nancy Pelosi’s stolen laptop, the Ubiquiti data breach, Ring end-to-end encryption for video, and other important cybersecurity and privacy news from the week.

** Links mentioned on the show **

Parler Partially Reappears With Support From Russian Technology Firm

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2021-01-18/parler-partially-reappears-with-support-from-russian-technology-firm

Ubiquiti: Change Your Password, Enable 2FA

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/ubiquiti-change-your-password-enable-2fa/

Ring trials customer video end-to-end encryption for smart doorbells

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ring-trials-customer-video-end-to-end-encryption/

WhatsApp clarifies it’s not giving all your data to Facebook after surge in Signal and Telegram users

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226792/whatsapp-privacy-policy-response-signal-telegram-controversy-clarification

New AI software can turn regular security cameras into COVID-19 policy enforcement points

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-ai-software-can-turn-regular-security-cameras-into-covid-19-policy-enforcement-points/

The world is not ready for Covid-19 vaccine passports. At least not yet

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/01/18/covid-19-vaccine-passports-wont-be-a-reality-anytime-soon.html

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