In this article I share ways to recognise bias in the news and to protect yourself from it.
How can we stop the spread of fake news and misinformation through viral messages? I have some suggestions.
Who needs a data breach when you can wilfully give the data away? The Kerala Election Commission (EC) is doxxing, i.e. exposing the personal information of millions of voters, on publicly-accessible websites with no security whatsoever. I explore this serious breach of privacy and make a call for action.
26 March 2021
26 March 2021
Information & Communication, Privacy
accountability, data breach, democracy, dox, doxxing, election, government, incompetence, india, kerala, privacy
I’m happy that blood test provider Theranos is shutting down. The hype it generated took a life of its own and possibly enabled its founder to continue with fraud for…
06 September 2018
06 September 2018
Decision making, Ethics & Fraud, Information & Communication
ethics, fraud, hype, management
The Gartner magic quadrant is ubiquitous at security sales presentations. Being featured in the quadrant, the leaders quadrant in particular, is a part of the vendor pitch and the recognition…
09 November 2016
09 November 2016
Decision making, Information & Communication
cybersecurity, gartner, magic quadrant, security
You may have heard recently that Whatsapp’s privacy policy has changed ‘for the worse’ and that it is now sharing user account information with Facebook. What’s that all about and…
30 August 2016
30 August 2016
Information & Communication, Privacy
cybersecurity, messaging, privacy, security, whatsapp
Information security / cybersecurity is all over the news these days with a serious hack / breach reported just about every week. News reporters and salesmen are happy to capitalise…
20 August 2016
20 August 2016
Information & Communication, Security
advanced persistent threat, apt, buzzword, cybersecurity, security, zero day
It was revealed two months ago that toy company VTech was hacked. The criminals broke in and stole information including the birth dates and addresses of millions of children and their…
14 February 2016
14 February 2016
Ethics & Fraud, Information & Communication
ass covering, T&C, terms and conditions, TnC
Free Basics (under the umbrella of internet.org) is a service by Facebook to bring “essential services” of the internet to the unconnected people of the world for free. Doing so would…
Short answer: No. Read on. A pattern has been emerging in the last few years of terror attacks: An attack happens, then politicians and spying bureau chiefs call for increased…
09 December 2015
09 December 2015
Information & Communication, Security
backdoor, cybersecurity, encryption, privacy, security, terrorism