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Kirstie Ball, who spent five months compiling the JRC’s extensive Electronic Monitoring and Surveillance in the Workplace report, says an increase in employee surveillance threatens to undermine trust and commitment to work amongst staff who are left in the dark about why and how data on them is gathered. A spike in the use of “quick and dirty” monitoring apps prompted by pandemic-era remote working is especially concerning, Ball tells ZDNet, particularly those who use more invasive techniques to snoop on people working in their own homes....

Reporters from the outlet obtained documents that showed French tech regulator Commission Nationale de I’informatique et Des Libertés (CNIL) is planning to fine Google 150 million euros and Facebook 60 million euros for violating French data privacy rules. CNIL says in the document that both companies will be fined another 100,000 euros per day if they do not resolve the issues within three months of the decision being issued. Politico noted that this applies to google....

On Monday, KELA’s security team published a report examining the cybersecurity issues and attacks that surfaced in 2021 and early 2022, specifically focused on the United Kingdom’s banks and other financial services. The UK was one of the first countries to stand with Ukraine after the invasion by Russia. This could make UK organizations a tempting target for threat actors siding with Russia – whether by state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) groups or hacktivists....

Ring Always Home Cam The camera will only take to the sky when it’s triggered by a Ring Alarm sensor, or by you through the Ring app on your phone. Once it leaves its charging cradle, it’ll fly a predetermined path, capturing video along the way, and then return to its dock. The camera only records while the Always Home Cam is in the air, and when it’s charging the camera is covered....

What is the Galaxy S20 FE and what does it feature? The Galaxy S20 FE has all the usual Galaxy S features, including a premium processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon 865), expandable storage, IP68 rating, large 6.5-inch AMOLED display, wireless charging, 4,500mAh battery, 6GB of RAM, and support for 5G. However, it does sport a “glasstic” back and offers a reduced display resolution and no headphone jack. As for the triple-lens camera system and familiar module on the back, it consists of a 12MP wide-angle lens with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 12MP ultra-wide lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, and 30x digital “Space Zoom....

Samsung has announced it has secured “standardized 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) modem technology for direct communication between smartphones and satellites” that it plans to integrate with its Exynos modems. Also: Samsung Galaxy S23: This new feature creates an AI version of your voice The system would allow Exynos smartphone modems to use NTN to communicate with low-Earth orbit satellites in a similar fashion to Apple’s Emergency SOS satellite feature for the iPhone 14 and newer models....

Apple product deals are rare, but this 20% discount on a MacBook Air is unheard of. The MacBook Air is one of Apple’s thinnest, lightest notebooks to date, and the 13.3-inch Retina display offers a 2560 x 1600 HD resolution with vibrant colors and True Tone technology. Read the review: M1 MacBook Air review The laptop comes packed with 256GB of storage and 8GB RAM, so you can quickly work through websites, documents, and more....

The autonomous cybersecurity company’s total Q3 revenue was $56 million, a 128% increase over a year prior. Non-GAAP net loss per share came to 15 cents. ARR for Q3 was $237 million, a 131% year-over-year increase. Analysts were expecting a loss per share of 18 cents on revenue of $49.58 million. Shares fell in after-hours trading by more than 10%. The company did not provide specific numbers of total customers, but it said it grew more than 75% year-over-year to over 6,000 customers....

The Ultimate Beginner to Expert Guitar Lessons Bundle Deal Price: $20 | Original Price: $1601 Taught by Dan Dresnok, who has more than two decades of experience teaching the guitar, the nine courses of this bundle are built for both the beginner and the experienced player who wants to pick up new genres and styles. Beginners can take a crash course and follow up with lessons focused on technique, strumming, ear training, and other guitar skills....

The UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (UKSDEA) would make it easier to do business digitally between both countries, according to a joint statement issued Monday by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Communications and Information, and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). “This will include establishing forward-looking rules to enable trusted cross-border data flows, prohibit data localisation, and ensure high standards in data protection,” the government agencies said. They added that the pact would allow for “seamless” digital trade and business through “interoperable digital systems”, linking the ecosystems of both markets....

There were no immediate reports of any threats to local businesses related to the Ukraine conflict, but organisations were urged to take “active steps” to beef up their cybersecurity posture, according to Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA). The government agency noted that cyber attacks on Ukraine and developments in the conflict had fuelled warnings of increased cyber threats across the globe. Organisations in Singapore should increase their vigilance and strengthen their cyberdefences to safeguard against potential attacks, such as web defacement, distributed denial of service (DDoS), and ransomware....

The HeHealth app was launched Wednesday, offering a “penis-checking” tool powered by a customised convolutional neural network (CNN) artificial intelligence (AI) model. Touted to detect an STD “almost instantly” via a digital image, HeHealth said its platform also could detect other types of penile conditions such as penile cancer. The mobile app focuses on penis health and has been running as a pilot over 18 months, through to its official launch on Google and Apple appstores in April 2022....

Weighing 7 grams, the mouthguard also requires less training experience compared to existing assistive technologies, according to the NUS researchers. The “bite-controlled optoelectronic system” was designed by researchers from the university’s Department of Chemistry alongside collaborators from China’s Tsinghua University, NUS said. The Singapore university noted that current assistive technologies offered people with disability independence, but had drawbacks. Voice recognition, for instance, needed significant operating memory and environments that were not noisy, while eye-tracking technologies required a camera to be mounted in front of the user, causing fatigue....

The Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) last year handled 9,080 cases, up from 8,491 the year before and 4,977 in 2018, according to the latest Singapore Cyber Landscape report released Thursday by Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA). The government agency noted that last year saw marked increases in ransomware, online scams, ad COVID-19 phishing activities. In particular, the number of reported ransomware attacks saw a significant spike of 154% in 2020, with 89 incidents, compared to 35 in 2019....

Its enterprise division would be transferred from Optus’ parent company Singtel, so it would have “more operational autonomy” with the unit under its direct management, Singtel said in a statement Wednesday. Optus’ enterprise revenue clocked at AU$1.21 billion ($843.69 million) in its financial year, ended March 2022. Effective from July 1, the move is part of Singtel’s reorganisation efforts that began last year to “decentralise” the Singapore telco’s organisational structure and “empower” its businesses to tap commercial synergies and capabilities for growth....

When you choose a credit card for your business, you might be wondering which type of card is best for you: a small business credit card or a corporate credit card? While the two have some similarities, they offer different perks and features and are designed for different types of businesses. Keep reading to learn what small business and corporate credit cards are, how they differ, and how to decide which is right for you....

The company’s 2021 Market Monitor report tracked a total of 1.39 billion shipments in 2021. This represented a year-over-year jump of 4%, marking the first positive movement in annual shipments since 2017. According to Counterpoint, the impressive jump was largely due to sales generated by the 2020 introduction of Apple’s iPhone 12 which bled into 2021, as well as strong showings for 2021’s Black Friday and holiday season promotions in the US....

Revenue in Q2 rose 44%, year over year, to $131.7 million, yielding a net loss of 5 cents a share. The report sent Smartsheet shares down slightly in late trading. Subscription revenue was up to $121.1 million, an increase of 45% year over year, while professional services revenue was $10.6 million, an increase of 40% year over year. Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader said the quarter’s results “reflect the continued rapid adoption of our platform in new deals and expansion within existing customers....

Few tech professions are more frequently confused than web developers and software engineers. To a layperson, they sound close to synonyms. In reality, these two job titles relate to different skills, work environments, and end products. Read on to learn how to distinguish web development from software engineering, and what skills and education you will need to jumpstart a career in either field. What do software engineers do? Software engineers create software products that meet the specifications of operating systems, networks, and hardware....

Dubbed Seaborgium by Microsoft, the group has worked to steal information from targeted NATO countries, particularly the US and UK, and occasionally from other countries in the Baltics, the Nordics, and Eastern Europe, as well as Ukraine government organizations prior to Russia’s February 24 invasion. On occasion, the group also leaked data as part of what seem to be disinformation/misinformation campaigns. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC), which tracks sophisticated and state-sponsored actors, has focussed on Seaborgium ’s abuse of OneDrive to gain visibility into the group’s activities....