Drones deliver on internet connectivity
Hovering airborne vehicles could connect smart sensors to the internet of things.
Dec 12, 2019
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Internet
Snowden warns of Web giants' 'irresistible power'
Technology has given internet giants "irresistible power" when they work in concert with governments, whistleblower Ed Snowden told the Web Summit that opened in Lisbon on Monday.
Nov 4, 2019
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Software
China propaganda app fraught with security concerns: report
A widely downloaded Chinese propaganda app that quizzes users on Communist Party heroes and military achievements may be "studying them right back" through data collection and potential security breaches, an internet freedom ...
Oct 17, 2019
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This new tool for developers can help preserve app users' privacy
When you open a newly-installed app on your phone and it says to you, "This app would like to use your location data," what do you do? Depending on the app, you might be thinking, Why does it need my location? Wouldn't ...
Oct 7, 2019
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We street-proof our kids. Why aren't we data-proofing them?
Google recently agreed to pay a US$170 million fine for illegally gathering children's personal data on YouTube without parental consent, which is a violation under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Sep 30, 2019
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Machine learning in agriculture: Scientists are teaching computers to diagnose soybean stress
Iowa State University scientists are working toward a future in which farmers can use unmanned aircraft to spot, and even predict, disease and stress in their crops. Their vision relies on machine learning, an automated process ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Engineering
World's first metal 3-D-printed bridge enters test phase
The Netherlands will be testing the first metal 3-D-printed bridge in the world. Plans are to insert this bridge in its permanent location in Amsterdam at the start of 2020. The Dutch company MX3D produced the bridge after ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Cell-mostly internet users place privacy burden on themselves
A new report from the Media, Inequality and Change (MIC) Center—a joint project of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University—details ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Business
States expected to announce antitrust probe of Google next week
More than half of state attorneys general are planning to open an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc.'s Google next week, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Sep 4, 2019
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Internet
YouTube to pay $170M fine after violating kids' privacy law
Google will pay $170 million to settle allegations its YouTube video service collected personal data on children without their parents' consent.
Sep 4, 2019
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