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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Machine learning & AI
New database features 250 AI tools that can enhance social science research
AI—or artificial intelligence—is often used as a way to summarize data and improve writing. But AI tools also represent a powerful and efficient way to analyze large amounts of text to search for patterns. In addition, ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don't comply
Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don't comply with a new anti-tracking measure, a company executive and ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Zoom's scrapped proposal to mine user data causes concern about virtual and private Indigenous knowledge
As reported on Aug. 6, Zoom recently attempted to rewrite its Terms of Service with ambiguous language that would permit the extraction of user data for the purpose of training AI.
Aug 16, 2023
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Tests reveal cybersecurity vulnerabilities of common seismological equipment
Seismic monitoring devices linked to the internet are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could disrupt data collection and processing, say researchers who have probed the devices for weak points.
Feb 10, 2021
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The metaverse offers challenges and possibilities for the future of the retail industry
In 1968, American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland predicted the future of augmented and virtual reality with his concept of the "Ultimate Display. The Ultimate Display relied on the kinetic depth effect to create two dimensional ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Drizly agrees to tighten data security after alleged breach
Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators' allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.
Oct 25, 2022
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Meta risks fines over 'pay for privacy' model breaking EU rules
The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc's digital rules, paving the way for potential fines worth billions of euros.
Jul 1, 2024
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Can I take your order—and your data? The hidden reason retailers are replacing staff with AI bots
You might have seen viral videos of Wendy's drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firm's generative AI bot Wendy's FreshAI. Most show a very human-like transaction punctuated with cries ...
May 6, 2024
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UK spy chief says West faces 'moment of reckoning' on tech
Western countries risk losing control of technologies that are key to internet security and economic prosperity to nations like China and Russia if they don't act to deal with the threat, one of the U.K.'s top spy chiefs ...
Apr 23, 2021
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