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In Germany, patients with statutory health insurance have had the option of using an electronic health record since January 2021. However, not many pe....

Recent research by scientists at NIST suggests that a good strategy is to talk to your kids directly.

Researchers have identified two ways to improve computer security guidance, which is often quite confusing.

An analysis of 120 of the world's top-ranked English-language websites has found that many of them allow weak passwords, including those that can be easily guessed, such as “abc123456” and “P@$$w0rd”

Used or recycled phones, tablets and computers can create privacy risks simply because many people don't know how to properly wipe sensitive personal data before disposing of the gadget, researchers at the University of Guelph suggest.

(Image:Getty) If we’ve told you once, we’ve told you a million times—get a password manager and use it! Judging from the financial success of the password manager market, you’re paying attention. But are you using your password manager correctly? Stuart Schechter, Lecturer and Course Lead for UC Berkeley’s Usable Privacy and Security track, worries that you’re not. So much so that he encouraged his graduate students to find out just what you’re doing. At the virtual RSA security ...

Daniel Tkacik Print California will soon use an icon developed by a team from Cylab and the University of Michigan in its privacy regulations. This past January, you may have noticed the phrase "Do not sell my personal information" at the bottom of many webpages. If you didnt, it could be because theres no icon next to it — even though the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) suggests using one. After a year without guidance on what that icon should look like, California has p...