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https://www.wizcase.com/blog/online-privacy-guide-steps-to-security-in-the-digital-age/

This topic caught my eye too. https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.en.html

This is a rather annoying episode created to highlight the flaws in the new Alert Ready system in Canada. There are so many faults in this system it is hard to focus on how to improve it. The handling and implementation of this system should also be a case study for governments thinking of introducing the same system, to show how NOT to do it.

A bit of story time today. Because who doesn't want to control their destiny?

Here is the tweet from Julia Angwin: https://twitter.com/JuliaAngwin/status/994937593371512833

Here is the story on NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-sells-future-powered-your-personal-data-n870501

Here is the tweet from Dylan Curran: https://twitter.com/iamdylancurran/status/977559925680467968?lang=en

If I was to hack a company, going for the DNS would be a jewel on the crown. I am actually surprised how easy this is with some very large and well known hosting providers.

Privacy and security really do go hand in hand. Consider a window in your home. It provides various functions for you. It allows you to look outside. It lets sunlight into your home. A window keeps weather outside. You can open a window to let in fresh air. In an emergency, you can use a window as an exit.

Google recently released a statement declaring their commitment to compliance with data protection laws in line with GDPR. Just because Google is becoming GDPR, does NOT mean that you are too if you use services like Google Analytics.

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/compliance/

https://matomo.org/

Data protection by Design and by Default (Article 25) requires that data protection is designed into the development of business processes for products and services. This requires that privacy settings must be set at a high level by default, and that technical and procedural measures should be taken care by the controller in order to make sure that the processing, throughout the whole processing lifecycle, complies with the regulation. Controllers should also implement mechanisms to ensure that personal data is only processed when necessary for each specific purpose.