data protection
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Researchers Are Trying to Create an Unhackable Computer Processor
The CPU is classically considered “the brain” of a computer because, like our own head, it contains all of the circuits responsible for receiving and executing commands. However, like the rest of a machine, CPUs are not infallible. In fact, they can be fairly easy to hack. Recent years have shown egregious examples of hardware…
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Indicted CEO of Encrypted Phone Firm Says Drug Charges Are Attack on the ‘Right to Privacy’
Sky Global CEO Jean-Francois Eap, who the U.S. Department of Justice indicted last week for his alleged role in providing encryption tech to international drug cartels, has shot back that the government is targeting him to destroy the “fundamental right to privacy.”
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Obama Wants Stricter Data Privacy Laws (That Still Aren’t So Strict)
US President Obama will announce two new pieces of legislation today that are designed to protect consumers from the massive data breaches and students from greedy companies that want their data. Good idea! However, some think Obama’s plan doesn’t sound like it provides quite enough protection. But it’s still a good idea!