The COSIC group at the University of Leuven in Belgium found they could hack and steal an $80,000 internet-connected Tesla SUV in minutes through a Bluetooth-connected key fob, The Washington Post reports. It’s a vulnerability not unique to Tesla, Ph.D. student Lennert Wouters said. “Other (key fobs...

In a report for the New York Times, Kashmir Hill and Jeremy White analyzed the growing trend of creating simulated or fake images of people that do not exist. Websites sell these images to individuals and groups that carry varying motives in relation to how they'll use them. The images are produced ...

A coalition of technology and publishing companies is asking the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority to delay the release of Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” initiative, Tech Crunch reports. Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies is expected to launch in 2021 but in its complaint, the coaliti...

In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Canada introduced new federal privacy legislation that would provide Canadians with enhanced control over their personal data. In the U.S., the Senate passed the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, mandating certain security re...

In this week’s global legislative roundup, Canada introduced new federal privacy legislation that gives Canadians enhanced control over their personal data. In the U.S., the Senate passed the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, mandating certain security requirements for IoT devices pu...