Fine issued for misuse of fingerprints. The logic of this huge enforcement action was simple, biometric data was collected disproportionate to need. Employees of a company had to have their fingerprints scanned for attendance and time registration. After investigation, the Dutch Data Protection Authority concluded that the company should not have processed employee fingerprints. The … Continue reading GDPR Fine Print: 720,000 Euro Penalty for Collecting Biometrics→
I’ve been getting involved in a counter-drone market for many years now, including time spent in government offices with operators discussing the “latest” technology advances. Not everyone seems excited to hear about details in this area of security research. One thing that regularly has come up is whether the venerable laser weapons are yet effective. … Continue reading Drone Countermeasures Against Laser Weapons→
After reading the excellent article “Rhodesia’s Dead — but White Supremacists Have Given It New Life Online“, I was left with questions about what people were seeing lately. “All the talk right now among people in the alt-right and the broader white supremacist movement is about the need for a white ethno-state. And when you … Continue reading Secret SAS Missions in Africa→
Let’s say malware compromises your system. Do you want a responder or a researcher to let others know that you were compromised? That’s the question that came to mind when I read a new research report. There certainly is precedent for privacy and secrecy practices among other emergency responders, as well as researchers. Health care … Continue reading Victim Exposure by Anti-Malware Research→