From Facebook's Cambridnge Analytica to the Marriott Breach said to effect 1/2 billion people

When you think about this the 1/2 billion people affected are very likely the richest 1/2 billion people in the free world (which makes this even more dangerous as time goes on what actually happens to that private information being sold and sold again worldwide. Or worse, being held (for what purpose?) by nations like China, Russia and North Korea ongoing.

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From Facebook's Cambridge Analytica fiasco to the Marriott breach said to affect as many as half a billion people, 2018 was a brutal year in terms of digital privacy and security. CES isn't a security conference per se, but the show is awash with devices that rely on ubiquitous connectivity, always-on microphones and face-recognizing cameras -- to name just a few -- to work their magic.