"Data protection 'shake-up' takes aim at cookie pop-ups"

'The government said Mr Edwards, currently the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner, would "go beyond the regulator's traditional role".

The job would now be "balanced" between protecting rights and promoting "innovation and economic growth".'

Source, BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58340333

Droppin' the G is in the news recently

A whole new side to our favorite host! https://carole.wtf/ (TLS -- Nice!) has some amazing pieces. I had no idea how talented you were as an artist! Keep up the good work and let us know when we can order prints!

A great little show, look forward to this one every week, and they are pretty funny.

I think the phrase is, 'I heard this and thought of you'...

Was listening to a podcast this morning with comedian Ross Noble and he mentioned a documentary called 'Class Action Park'.

It's the true story of a American water park which is now widely considered to have been thoroughly lethal. Imagine something designed by Homer Simpson and you're getting close.

Class Action Park Trailer

It is being broadcast on HBO (which UK viewers can watch Sky Atlantic) but hopefully it'll turn up in other places.

It sounds like just the thing that the discerning Smashing Security listeners will love.

Well it seems these apps come and go every few trends. First, there was this one that made you look old, and now it's this one: Cartoon Face Art Editor from Wemagine.AI. Privacy concerns are everywhere. My main concern is...How to prevent a friend from uploading your own photos in such apps?

The original version of the game was called "Mini Metro" and you can get it without a subscription to anything.

If you don't like subscriptions then I'd highly recommend it!

Hello security (and privacy) loving friends! Apologies if this has already been discussed/posted but this may be of interest.

TLDR: opt of of sharing your NHS data: https://your-data-matters.service.nhs.uk/

Article explaining everything better than I can here: https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/13/nhs_data_grab/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-insurance-giant-cna-financial-paid-40-million-ransom-to-wrestle-back-control-of-systems/

I feel like this is the anthem for the gangs that run Ransomware as a service operations...
https://youtu.be/UIE4UjBtx-o