The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory this week about critical vulnerabilities to software used in medical devices. As outlined by a blog post from Forescout Research Labs, the set of 13 new vulnerabilities affects Siemens’ Nucleus TCP/IP stack. The flaws potentially allow for remote code execution, denial of service […]
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Genetic data privacy, the GDPR, and research needs: A delicate balance
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has created a great deal of uncertainty about how key requirements should be interpreted. This means that collaborators in international genetic research projects do not always agree on fundamental issues such as whether they are processing personal data, consent requirements under the GDPR and on what basis genetic […]
Privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps
As a tool for controlling the spread of COVID-19, mobile applications for contact tracing are most effective when they are widely adopted and left on indefinitely. But adoption rates of such apps are low, due in part to privacy concerns. The issue was intriguing for Virginia Tech researchers France Bélanger and Katherine Allen, who were […]