WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation
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Internet privacy: Jumbo & disconnect.me, 2 apps that protect you from your apps via @TheGuardian

Internet privacy: Jumbo & disconnect.me, 2 apps that protect you from your apps via @TheGuardian | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

Jumbo, an app for iOS and Android, launched in 2019 with the promise that it would cut through some of that confusion. The offer was simple: download the app, check a few boxes and it would automatically lock down your privacy settings on platforms including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Amazon. Rather than having to hunt down every individual preferences screen and decipher which settings were innocuous and which were merely deliberately phrased to sound innocuous, the app would do it for you.

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WHY IT MATTERS: privacy is very important but it seems that the cure remains difficult. I have not tried Jumbo yet - I will - just to see what I will loose by being more private...

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Here’s a Long List of Data Broker Sites and How to Opt-Out of Them via @VICE

Here’s a Long List of Data Broker Sites and How to Opt-Out of Them via @VICE | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

How to get off of people search sites like Pipl, Spokeo, and WhitePages.

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WHY IT MATTERS: protecting privacy is a difficult task, sometimes an impossible one. Case in point this long list of sites you have to go through to opt-out or delete your data. We need a better solution...

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New service from Firefox called Monitor helps you find out if your account has been hacked #security #hacking #password

New service from Firefox called Monitor helps you find out if your account has been hacked #security #hacking #password | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

Have your accounts been leaked or stolen in a data breach? Find out at Firefox Monitor. Search our database and sign up for alerts.

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WHY IT MATTERS: this new service will help you determine if your account has been hacked and watch for it. This is a new twist on a service I discussed before http://fmcs.digital/?s=pwned but that remains more valuable than ever today.

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WHY IT MATTERS: this new service will help you determine if your account has been hacked and watch for it. This is a new twist on a service I discussed before http://fmcs.digital/?s=pwned but that remains more valuable than ever today.

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How to remain completely #anonymous and hidden #online

How to remain completely #anonymous and hidden #online | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
These are the steps you can take and the tools you'll need to remain anonymous and hidden online. Tor, VPN, burner emails, encryption, bitcoin, etc.
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Discusses different solutions to remain anonymous online, from TOR to bitcoins.

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Onfido: startup that provides #Identity #Verification and Background Checks

Onfido: startup that provides #Identity #Verification and Background Checks | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
Onfido delivers next-generation background checks, helping the world’s most innovative businesses verify anyone, anywhere.
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AI and Big Data are being applied to identity verification by a startup that has received 25M in funding and is poaching employees from Google.

 

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

AI and other techniques will provide enhance capabilities to deter theft and privacy violations. They will become essential tools in digital transformation of businesses. For example, UBER is using Onfido to verify that people are who they claim they are, thus making their service better able to curb credit card theft, and protect drivers by ensuring their passengers can be tracked is they behave inappropriately. 

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