In a post for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cybersecurity Insights blog, University of Vermont's Joseph Near and David Darais break down three threat models to consider when using differential privacy. Threat models are "what kind of adversaries we want the system to prot...

Kia ora koutou, It’s Māori Language Week — Te Wiki o te Reo Māori — in New Zealand this week. This is an opportunity for the celebration, promotion and encouragement of the Māori language. In honor of this, I’d like to share a Māori proverb that, for me, has always encapsulated what privacy is real...

Police in Japan confirmed they are utilizing a facial recognition database in criminal probes, The Japan Times reports. The database compiled images of previously arrested individuals from surveillance cameras and social media. Law enforcement claims the use of the database is limited and photos are...

Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission issued fines of $20,000 and $10,000 to the Civil Service Club and Grabcar, respectively, for violations of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012. The Civil Service Club was penalized for leaving member profile photographs and NRIC/FIN numbers publicly ...

Legislation drafted in Australia would allow personal data sharing between government agencies, ABC News reports. Under the Data Availability and Transparency Bill, the National Data Commissioner would oversee data sharing across the public sector, and public sector information could also be shared ...