Data Privacy
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Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards
Digital platform security company Irdeto on Oct. 7 announced that its multi-DRM solution Irdeto Control has been selected as the winner of the Content Protection category in the 2021 Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards. The annual awards recognize the industry frontrunners and include TV operators, digital security providers, app developers and content providers. Irdeto … Continue reading “Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards”
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Netflix Establishes Chadwick Boseman Scholarship at Howard
Howard University and Netflix have announced a $5.4 million endowed scholarship to honor the late actor, director, writer, producer and Howard alumnus Chadwick A. Boseman. The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship will provide incoming students in the College of Fine Arts with a four-year scholarship to cover the full cost of university tuition. “It is … Continue reading “Netflix Establishes Chadwick Boseman Scholarship at Howard”
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Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards
Digital platform security company Irdeto on Oct. 7 announced that its multi-DRM solution Irdeto Control has been selected as the winner of the Content Protection category in the 2021 Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards. The annual awards recognize the industry frontrunners and include TV operators, digital security providers, app developers and content providers. Irdeto … Continue reading “Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards”
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Tubi Supports New Internet Identity Initiative ‘Unified ID 2.0’
Tubi, the AVOD platform owned by Fox Entertainment, June 22 announced it would be the first CTV (connected TV) publisher to implement Unified ID 2.0, an Internet identity software that preserves the value of relevant advertising across digital ecosystems, while safeguarding user data. Unified ID 2.0 is an upgraded alternative to third-party cookies and serves … Continue reading “Tubi Supports New Internet Identity Initiative ‘Unified ID 2.0’”
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Revised Tech Encryption Bill Sent to U.S. Senate for Vote
A bill seeking to prohibit the exploitation of minors on the Internet July 2 was sent to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a full vote. While there is no argument against removing images of child abuse from the Web, technology and trade organizations contend the “Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technology” … Continue reading “Revised Tech Encryption Bill Sent to U.S. Senate for Vote”
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Parks: 40% of Broadband Homes Remain Self-Quarantined, Increasing Exposure to Data Hacks
New data from Parks Associates finds that through May, more than 40% of U.S. broadband households were still sheltering in place, even without government mandates to do so. This finding, from a nationwide survey of more than 5,000 domestic broadband households from May 14 through May 28, underscores increased consumer demands on their home network … Continue reading “Parks: 40% of Broadband Homes Remain Self-Quarantined, Increasing Exposure to Data Hacks”
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Amazon Fire TV Gets FandangoNow; Movies Anywhere Wants Your Data
Amazon’s Fire TV streaming video device now accommodates access to digital movie/TV show purchases and rentals on FandangoNow. It’s a noteworthy move since Amazon has historically shied away offering access to third parties in the same business of transactional video-on-demand. FandangoNow, which is owned by NBCUniversal, is also available on Roku, Chromecast, Xbox, NVIDIA, Portal … Continue reading “Amazon Fire TV Gets FandangoNow; Movies Anywhere Wants Your Data”
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BritBox Picks Canadian Company for User Login Security
BritBox, the U.S subscription streaming video service launching British-themed content service in the United Kingdom this year, has named Vancouver-based LoginRadius to supply user login security. Launched in 2017, BritBox ($6.99) is a partnership between the BBC and ITV — the United Kingdom’s largest public and private broadcasters — targeting Netflix and AMC Network’s Acorn … Continue reading “BritBox Picks Canadian Company for User Login Security”
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Congress Seeks Greater Copyright Protection for YouTube Videos
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking the tech giant to expand copyright infringement protections to a greater number of content creators. The letter, spearheaded by Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, addresses “YouTube Content ID,” … Continue reading “Congress Seeks Greater Copyright Protection for YouTube Videos”
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Spain’s Top Soccer League Fined for Spying on Fans via Mobile App
Spain’s top professional soccer league, “La Liga” has been fined €250,000 ($280,000) for using its mobile app to determine whether users were watching pirated games. The country’s data protection agency said the free Android app, which reportedly has been downloaded nearly 10 million times, enabled fans to keep track of games, scores, player stats and … Continue reading “Spain’s Top Soccer League Fined for Spying on Fans via Mobile App”
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McAfee: Gamers Worried About Cybersecurity
A new survey by Cybersecurity company McAfee shows three-quarters of PC gamers are worried about the security of gaming in the future. Nearly 64% have experienced or know someone who has been directly affected by a cyberattack. The “Game Over: The Future of Gaming Security” found that while gamers profess to exhibit good cybersecurity habits, … Continue reading “McAfee: Gamers Worried About Cybersecurity”
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Report: Facebook Gave Netflix and Others Access to Personal User Data
Facebook reportedly gave tech companies such as Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and music streaming service Spotify, secret access to personal user data — despite claims to the contrary by founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a Dec. 18 story, The New York Times — citing internal documents and interviews with staffers — reported that Facebook allegedly gave Netflix … Continue reading “Report: Facebook Gave Netflix and Others Access to Personal User Data”