Who Is Responsible for Data Security? | Avast

| | Garry Kasparov, Privacy
Thinking back to a recent day in November when I crisscrossed Manhattan as I often do—from a morning meeting to a midday lunch to my daughter’s school pickup—I pictured myself as a ...

Big brother is watching. And listening. | Avast

| | Garry Kasparov, Privacy
We are surrounded by technology. Our devices are always on and always connected, and therefore, so are we. We scroll through our smartphone notifications in the morning, listen to podcasts on our ...

Individual action and regulation need to go hand in hand when it comes to privacy

| | Garry Kasparov, Privacy
The European Union’s “General Data Protection Regulation,” or GDPR, went into effect at the end of May, to great international fanfare. At long last, a multilateral organization was seriously taking on the ...

Avoiding accidents on the cyber highway | Avast

| | Garry Kasparov, Privacy
I spoke on politics and human rights at an important forum in New York last May, and my fellow speakers included many current and former politicians and academics there to talk about ...

Public and personal best practices essential for a free internet | Avast

The Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal that has captured the media spotlight in recent weeks is a reminder that online security threats are amplified by the ever-expanding reach and power of the digital world ...
Consumers can lead the way in pressuring tech companies to respect security and democracy | Avast

Consumers can lead the way in pressuring tech companies to respect security and democracy | Avast

The example on everyone’s minds is, of course, Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, now further confirmed by special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The Kremlin’s use of social media to stoke ...