Privacy
Better data management makes digital services shine
Leveraging metadata and establishing data sharing frameworks across agencies can help government achieve higher data quality and security.
How to reduce citizen harm from automated decision systems
For agencies that use automated systems to inform decisions about schools, social services and medical treatment, it’s imperative that they’re using technology that protects data.
FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think
If you use your mobile phone for anything other than a paperweight, your visit to the cannabis dispensary and your personality – how extroverted you are or whether you’re likely to be on the outs with family since the 2016 election – can be learned from metadata and telemetry and shared.
A new US data privacy bill aims to give you more control over information collected about you – and make businesses change how they handle data
The American Data and Privacy Protection Act cracks down on the loose data protection regulations within the U.S., limiting certain types of personal information that major companies may collect.
Federated learning uses the data right on our devices
In addition to protecting privacy, federated learning could make training machine-learning models more resource-efficient by cutting down and sometimes eliminating big data transfers.
Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
It’s important to recognize how physical and digital tracking work together.
Compliance fatigue: Can states stay on top of privacy monitoring?
States may have crafted data privacy legislation that they don’t have the capacity to enforce, one expert suggests.
7 cyber defense use cases
Whether facing data loss, ransomware, fraud or privacy threats, agencies can leverage technology and process solutions to help them prevent and respond to attacks.
The 10 biggest doubts executives and IT managers have about the cloud
What do IT leaders have confidence in? Not government regulations, exit strategies or data privacy, according to a new survey.
Agency breaches are down, but exposed records are way up
Government has eliminated a lot of low-hanging fruit, but the number of records exposed is increasing by millions each year, according to a Rapid7 analysis.
3 simple tricks for defeating hackers on the road
In certain places, traveling feds can almost count on an attempt to steal information from their laptops. Here are ways to give them the old Willy Wonka.
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