Cyber attacks and cyber security
No. 13: Bringing you the news that matters in video privacy and security
A note from our Editor
Hi all,
This week's articles focus on the continuing acceleration of cyber attacks across the world and the resulting focus on cyber security and improved data management as a means to combat it.
From sensitive medical data of French citizens being leaked online, to the worrying potential of deepfakes to cause harm and spread mis-information; the strategies and tools companies can use to protect sensitive personal and business data from attack are rising up the board agenda.
The UK is preparing to tackle cyber attacks, hostile states and terrorist risks head on - by placing cyber warfare at the heart of Britain's security defence. The UK is also reviewing whether to modify or deviate from elements of GDPR to encourage economic growth as we come out of the pandemic. This provides an opportunity to manage both privacy and economic recovery, but some fear that it may jeopardise the EU's current draft adequacy decision if core GDPR principles are seen to be neglected.
Japan has made confident strides to protect citizens privacy in smart cities, by creating an opt-in service as part of their transformation plans, changing the game for the future of smart cities' collection of data.
As always, please let me know if you have any feedback on this newsletter or want to see any other topics covered.
Emma
News
Tom Cruise deep fakes rock the world as their true potential is thrust into the spotlight
The incredibly realistic deep-fakes of Tom Cruise playing golf and performing magic tricks have not only fooled many into believing he joined TikTok, but have sparked concerns of deep-fake videos' potential to mis-represent individuals and spread conspiracy theories and false information online.
500,000 French residents medical data leaked online
Nearly half a million French people's sensitive medical data has been stolen and leaked on multiple sites, including names, postal addresses, telephone numbers and even specific medical information such as HIV statuses and pregnancy results.
Cyber Security News (Dark Web analysis of healthcare risks tied to database leaks)
Boris Johnson: 'High technology as revolutionary as air power was in early 20th century'
The UK Prime Minister has made it clear that cyber warfare is at the heart of Britain's security defence plans against terrorist groups and hostile states. The new National Cyber Force (NCF) headquarters is to be placed in the north of England, and further strategies are to be disclosed later this week.
The Cipher Brief (An expert perspective from former GCHQ Deputy Director)
Japan's 'opt-in' smart city services to radicalise data privacy
New safeguarding alerts that citizens can opt-in to have been introduced in Japan in order to inform the public of any potential earthquakes. The opt-in service means that citizens can choose what data is accessible - a new, privacy driven, way forward for the smart city approach.
Instagram creates new safety features for kids in an bid to compete with TikTok
After TikTok's updates earlier this year to their child protection settings, Instagram has decided to follow suit. The difference; however, is that the added privacy to teen accounts are not by default - but rather they've made it more difficult for adults to contact or interact with teen users.
AI Snippet of the Week
Facebook's new AI can learn audio, visual and textual information from public videos
Learning from Videos - Facebook's new project - uses artificial intelligence to learn and master textual, audio and video representations in available public videos on their platform. The sheer volume of content that the AI could scan through means that this will help AI to adapt to different cultures, languages and other components found in video.
Policy Updates
UK to move away from EU GDPR to drive digital growth
According to the UK digital secretary, Oliver Dowden, the UK will explore ways to diverge from the GDPR in order to find a "sweet spot" that will encourage growth in preparation for the post-COVID economic recovery. However, legal experts fear that any deviation may jeopardise the EU's recent draft adequacy decision for Britain, if there are any signs of an attempt to break away from the core GDPR principles.
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