The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on November 16, 2015, to examine the privacy issues around the tracking of consumers’ activities across their different devices for advertising and marketing purposes.
Google has opened its first Google Shop in London. Based at Currys PC World on London Tottenham Court Road, the shop will sell Google's latest range of Android phones, tablets, Chromebook laptops and Chromecast TV services.
There are over one billion smartphones in use today – an enormous number and approximately one sixth of the world’s population. But are they just glorified trackers?
Visa Europe today announces its plan to launch a tokenisation service customized for the needs of the European market. Tokenisation technology will be at the heart of new mobile payment solutions and has been hailed as one of the best data protection and fraud prevention methods available.
A U.S. Lenovo customer has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese technology manufacturing company and its Superfish adware, charging both with having invaded customers’ privacy and made money off of analyzing their web browsing habits.
In an effort to help them transition away from passwords, Microsoft has announced that biometric features will be part of the upcoming Windows 10 operating system. Windows 10 will support the Fast Identification Online (FIDO) security system by using biometric authentication.
BlackBerry
Today BlackBerry announced the appointment of David Kleidermacher, the Company’s new Chief Security Officer. Kleidermacher will be responsible for the global Product Security organization, leading efforts to ensure BlackBerry’s continued leadership in secure enterprise mobility.
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has issued its second judgment on challenges to the lawfulness of (i) the UK’s bulk interception powers and (ii) the intelligence-sharing arrangements between the UK and the US National Security Agency (NSA).
BlackBerry
BlackBerry today launched the BlackBerry Classic in South Africa. The no-nonsense smartphone built to meet the needs of productive people who appreciate the speed and accuracy that can be found with a physical QWERTY keyboard is now available from authorized partners.
In 2011, Belgium-based TVH Group launched a major, company-wide initiative focused on enterprise mobility. The "TVH Goes Mobile" program focused on establishing a long-term strategy for enterprise mobile management, including providing employees with a choice of devices.
BlackBerry
BlackBerry has announced the availability of BES12 in Indonesia. BES12 provides expanded EMM capabilities that can manage any mobile deployment model such as BYOD, COPE and COBO.
The design and branding pioneers at Brikk have announced the launch of the Lux iPhone 6 Secure. This device is the beautiful solution for anyone whose communication may be the target of interception by third parties.
Cloud computing is recognized by governments and private sector organizations as major, game-changing technology. It focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of shared resources.
Centrify Corporation today announced that its Centrify User Suite supports the just-released Apple Mac OS X Yosemite operating system for Macs, letting organizations leverage Centrify’s proven secure identity service to manage users and devices to address enterprise mobility and BYOD challenges, including “bring your own Mac.”
StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced it will integrate with Apple Pay, a new service working to transform mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay. Apple Pay is easy to set up and users will continue to receive all of the rewards and benefits offered by their credit and debit cards
Security
Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill Group, specialists in secure IP infrastructure solutions, looks at the risks involved with mobile devices...