Emerging technologies such as connected transport, quantum sensing, healthcare diagnostics, and synthetic AI-driven content are creating huge gaps in data protection and privacy that could quickly outpace the ability of regulators and enterprises to contain them.Its a possibility that emerges from the UK Information Commissioners Offices (ICOs) latest Tech Horizons report 2025, which examines how these four sectors could be about to make todays understanding of the data security challenge look quaint.As anyone recently buying a new car will notice, the in-vehicle experience is now influenced as much by the onboard digital systems as by anything happening in its engine, transmission, or battery power plant.Owners can talk to their cars, access systems using facial recognition, ask software to compose business memos and texts, and remotely turn on home central heating systems, all while plotting the best route to a destination through traffic. The car, meanwhile, can use sensors to monitor the owner for fatigue and driving style, uploading this data to central systems and multiple apps.But this is only the start. Pretty soon, vehicles will continuously communicate with one another, the road infrastructure around them, and even with the smartphones carried by pedestrians. This represents a massive expansion in data and data communication that will hand a huge job to organizations trying to stay within current UK data protection and consent regulations, said the ICO.The proliferation of sensors in connected vehicles increases the risk of collecting excessive information beyond what is required for the stated purpose., the ICO said. In particular, sensors may collect data in a continuous and automatic way with limited or no ability for the user to effectively opt out of collection.Unfair processing and fake dataAnd its not only vehicles. Another rapidly evolving area is quantum sensors, a term that covers types of medical sensing devices used to measure tiny changes in magnetic fields, gravity, and temperature.In future, these could generate large amounts of data on a patients health in real time, which will need to be secured:People may not understand what information is being collected and why. If capabilities are misused or information is inadequately protected, there are concerns about risks of unfair processing (and even neuro-discrimination), said the ICO.The report also looks at the effect of AI-generated content, an issue that is already causing trouble. Although entirely synthetic, the data used to train these systems is based on personal or biometric data, the obvious example of which is deepfakes.Its a class of data protection problem which, until recently, would have sounded surreal: defending individuals from exploitation by entirely or largely fake PII.Data protection by designThe ICO sees this as three problems. First, emerging technologies will generate vastly more data, which will translate into a larger workload for anyone trying to secure it.Second, they will generate new types of data, for example, from brain patterns to driving fatigue. Protecting this will require tech companies to build in data protection by design before a system is released.Finally, and most significantly, this data will be shared across multiple entities, leading to a lack of transparency about who is responsible for it at different stages.Although some of these issues relate to consumers, many enterprises that interact with or process this data could be caught up in the same issues.As this report shows, the increasing number of innovators developing and interacting with new technologies creates complex networks. This makes it harder for people to understand who is processing their information and how they can exercise their information rights, said the ICO.For enterprises, navigating this wont simply be about staying on the right side of data protection regulations, but understanding which rules to pay attention to, said Andrew Churchill, a director at the CSBR, a non-profit that seeks to influence public policy.Given that most UK organisations will handle EU citizen data, and almost all will use US IT within their supply chains, different regulatory regimes will force organizations around the world to juggle the contradictions between different jurisdictional positions, said Churchill.For example, a companys tier one supplier might be in the UK, but has a French supplier, which in turn has a supplier that is German. But, he said, the French interpretation of the EUs NIS2 Directive might be different from the German one, which might be different from the UK one under the Data (Use and Access) Bill.This risks creating a huge amount of regulatory complexity for enterprise data protection officers, in ways that might reduce the effectiveness of data compliance, he noted. Too often the public policy debate doesnt consider the ramifications of what we could be sleepwalking into.

If you're confused about who the iPhone 16e is for, you're not alone I know I won't be upgrading.Alas, poor iPhone SE! I knew him, Horatio. I'm going to cut right to it. I should have been an easy sell for the iPhone SE 4, but I'm vehemently against the iPhone 16e.If you've read any of my opinion pieces here in my nearly six-year tenure at AppleInsider, you'd know that I'm not an iPhone fanatic. Unlike most of my coworkers, I've never owned a Pro-level iPhone model. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Cybercriminals are ramping up their use of fake software updates to distribute malware, and Mac users are in the crosshairs with a new strain.Apple iMacResearchers have identified two new threat actors, TA2726 and TA2727, who are using web inject campaigns to deliver malware. These actors use fake update lures often presented as browser updates to trick users into downloading harmful software, including a newly discovered macOS malware called FrigidStealer.Historically, the threat actor TA569 and its SocGholish web injects dominated the fake update space, often leading to ransomware attacks. However, beginning in 2023, copycat actors began emerging, complicating efforts to track these threats. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

BIG'sJinji Lake Pavilion design has been completed in the Lake District of Suzhou, China. The first images shared post-completion showcase its pixilated glass tile roofline, polished steel adornments, and site position along the waterfront and Jinji Lake pedestrian trail.Image: StudioSZ Photo / Justin SzeremetaImage: StudioSZ Photo / Justin SzeremetaThe project has been labeled as the "little sister" to the new Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art that topped out last summer. It was further conceived to bear resemblances to traditional Chinese teahouse architecture while offering an updated take on the courtyard typology. A unified canopy shelters nearly 13,000 square feet (1,200 square meters) of "tranquil" public spaces. The pavilion is BIGs first completed building project for the city.Image: StudioSZ Photo / Justin SzeremetaImage: StudioSZ Photo / Justin SzeremetaLike its larger cultural counterpart, the design roots itself in the Lake Districts naturalism and rich ga...

This week's edition of ourcurated career roundupfrom theArchinect Job boardfeatures13 architecture schools in search of faculty,academic leaders, staff, and fellows.Preparing for a new job? Be sure to follow ourArchinect Tipsseries to improve your portfolio, resume, and interviewing skills and increase your chances of getting that next job.Teaching PositionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)seeks an Architecture & Urban Design Lecturer in Los Angeles"The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design is creating a pool of candidates for the potential to teach courses in all areas of the department. Members of the pool would be called upon to teach lower division, upper division or graduate students during the 2024-25 academic years, as needed."Image courtesy UCLA Architecture and Urban Design/FacebookVirginia Techseeks anOpen Rank - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Architecturein Alexandria, VA"The successful candidate will be capable of connecting th...

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After pro skater Tyshawn James confirmed a new remaster, a Tony Hawks Pro Skater-related tease has been discovered in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Spotted by Charlie Intel, those who venture to the Grind map in multiplayer will see a banner with the date March 4th.Rumors have circulated about Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4, a remaster of the third and fourth games, being in development. The logo may offer further evidence it resembles that of Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2, though the figure in question is performing a different trick. Whatever the case, stay tuned in the coming weeks for more details.Following the success of Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2, Vicarious Visions (now Blizzard Albany) allegedly pitched Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4 as its next project. Activision rejected this in favor of the studio working on Call of Duty titles like Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. It also provided support on Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo 4.Looks like a teaser for something related to Tony Hawks Pro Skater has been found in Black Ops 6s Grind MP map!Announcement on March 4. pic.twitter.com/8efl6Qansl CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) February 20, 2025

Sony seems to be continuing its trend of blocking certain regions from being able to buy the PC versions of its titles. Following up from Horizon Forbidden West, the upcoming Lost Soul Aside will also seemingly not be available in regions, even though it doesnt require the PlayStation Network.Caught by ResetEra user Jamrock User, the games SteamDB page indicates that it will not be available in 130 countries. In keeping up with this, players from other regions will also not be able to gift the title to those countries.The move follows similar treatment for Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, which, despite being available on Steam and not requiring a PSN account to play, was made unavailable in certain countries. In the past, Helldivers 2 has also been taken down from stores in certain regions following a controversial move that made a PSN account mandatory.Ultimately, Sony has backtracked on needing PSN accounts for the PC versions of its games. This seems to have come at a deep cost for several players who live in one of the countries the company has blocked from buying its games. Lost Soul Aside was similarly expected to require a PSN account, even for its PC release, but this is no longer the case.Lost Soul Aside got a trailer earlier this month, revealing that it will be coming to PC and PS5 on May 30. Pre-orders are now available check out details for its Digital Deluxe Edition.

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