Security and privacy: Does the industry have a plan, or is it just giving up?

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7. Security and privacy: Does the industry have a plan, or is it just giving up?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress in April.

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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. 

The industry is great at making these devices and services must-have products in tens of millions of homes -- but is it actually doing anything to protect this trove of data it's amassing? While users seem to shrug their shoulders in resignation with each subsequent violation, it's hard to believe that there's not a better way forward beyond "here's a free year of credit monitoring," especially in a post-GDPR world. But does any company, small or large, actually have a plan of action to make things better on the security front in 2019?

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