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Video Conferencing Apps Sometimes Ignore the Mute Button

Schneier on Security

A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps “: Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, video conferencing apps (VCAs) have converted previously private spaces — bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens — into semi-public extensions of the office. New research: “ Are You Really Muted?:

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TikTok Banned on UK Government Devices

IT Governance

The UK government has announced plans to ban ministers and civil servants from using TikTok on work devices. The problems stem from TikTok’s ties to the Chinese government and the ways that people’s personal data could be used for nefarious purposes. A quarter of its users are under 20 years old, and half are under 30.

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Sophie Sayer on the IT Governance Partner Programme

IT Governance

The benefits of partnering with us, and our partner-exclusive event IT Governance launched its partner programme in 2017, which now includes more than 400 organisations. And why should organisations consider partnering with IT Governance? What is it that makes IT Governance special? What else can partners expect from the event?

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Information Governance and the Records Lifecycle

The Texas Record

In a nutshell, this is information governance. ARMA defines “information governance” as “the overarching and coordinating strategy for all organizational information. But how is information governance any different than records management? ” That sounds great! ” That sounds great! Extra Phases.

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Introducing Films of State, a Conference on Government Films

Unwritten Record

Today I am thrilled to tell you about something we’ve been working on: Films of State, a three day online conference focused on government films and NARA’s holdings, scheduled for April 7-9, 2021. The National Archives and Records Administration is the archival repository of the United States government. Government and the People.

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German foreign ministry limits the use of Zoom over security concerns

Security Affairs

The German foreign ministry has restricted the use of the video conferencing service Zoom due to concerns about security vulnerabilities recently discovered. During Coronavirus pandemic video conferencing services have become a precious instrument for the people that worked or studied from home.

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Documentation Theory for Information Governance

ARMA International

iv] Further, “the practices of government [and other public and private institutions] become formal or official to the extent that they are documented.” [v] This article aims to consider what a documentary focus can offer to the practices and understandings of information governance.