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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Internet
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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Internet
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
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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Security
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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Energy & Green Tech
The way buildings consume energy will continue to undergo massive upheavals in the next decade to adapt to electricity decarbonization efforts and the accompanying electrical grid changes. Improving building energy efficiency ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Business
A privacy campaign group in Austria filed two complaints Tuesday against Microsoft, saying its education software that is widely used in schools violates data protection rights for children.
Jun 4, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Western Sydney University's expertise in water management is providing an efficient tool for monitoring scarce groundwater reserves as large parts of India bake in extreme drought and heat.
Aug 8, 2019
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Synthetic networks may increase the availability of some data while still protecting individual or institutional privacy, according to a Penn State statistician.
Feb 17, 2019
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Software
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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