Campaigns sidestep Cambridge Analytica crackdown with new methods
"Your early vote has not been recorded," one text message said, with a link for more information.
Oct 11, 2020
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Software
Open-source software overcomes the limitations of videoconferences by supporting impromptu conversations
During the coronavirus pandemic, Zoom, Skype, and other videoconferencing systems have become our lifelines for workplace communication. But while those platforms work well for many kinds of virtual meetings and conferences, ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Pokemon Go wants to 3-D scans the whole world for 'planet-scale augmented reality experiences'
In 2016, the mobile game Pokémon Go sent hundreds of millions of players wandering the streets in search of virtual monsters. In the process it helped popularize augmented reality (AR) technology, which overlays computer-generated ...
Jun 17, 2020
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Proposed health code app sparks anger in China
A Chinese local government's proposal for a post-coronavirus health app that ranks citizens based on their smoking, drinking, exercise and sleep habits has sparked fury online over privacy concerns.
May 26, 2020
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Security
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the need for a surveillance debate beyond 'privacy'
The coronavirus pandemic has stirred up a surveillance storm. Researchers rush to develop new forms of public health monitoring and tracking, but releasing personal data to private companies and governments carries risks ...
May 25, 2020
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Internet
Australia watchdog suggests news boycott of Google, Facebook
Australia's competition watchdog suggested Tuesday that local media could organise a "collective boycott" of Google and Facebook to force the tech giants to pay for news they put on their platforms.
May 19, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Does your AI discriminate? You might be surprised
Women leaders like New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and San Francisco Mayor London Breed are receiving recognition for their quick action in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 15, 2020
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Business
Apple-Google virus-tracking rules put apps in a privacy bind
From France to Australia to North Dakota, government apps designed to help authorities track and slow the spread of COVID-19 are struggling to accomplish their goals because of restrictions on data collection built into smartphones ...
May 14, 2020
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Security
Researchers study possible privacy issues of using bluetooth for contact tracing
Bluetooth technology is expected to play a role in efforts to track down people who may have come in contact with those diagnosed with COVID-19.
Apr 30, 2020
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Telecom
Mobile phone data is useful in coronavirus battle. But are people protected enough?
Tracking people infected with COVID-19 has become an important weapon in global responses to combating the virus. Through the use of geo-location, mobile technology offers a simple solution for tracing people possibly exposed ...
Apr 27, 2020
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