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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Consumer & Gadgets
App helps farmers crowdsource water during India's water crisis
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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Data collected by governments can be useful to researchers, but only when accessed carefully
Data are generated every time we make a purchase or receive other services such as health care. This has always been the case, but over the past 20 years, data collection has become increasingly automated, with data collected ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Read this before installing extensions to your web browser
When Amazon offered recently to pay Prime members $10 to download its Assistant browser extension, Jeremy Tillman, who runs the ad-blocking software Ghostery, took notice. He likened it to that sweetheart deal when the Dutch ...
Jul 22, 2019
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Altered data sets can still provide statistical integrity and preserve privacy
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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Security
Stop digital criminals with basic cyber hygiene practices, says expert
Amid an escalating global cybercrime bill—now estimated at US$8 trillion a year—cybersecurity experts are calling for a new, more transparent, and collective approach to address cyberattacks.
Oct 5, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
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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Machine learning & AI
Everyday AI: How artificial intelligence is shaping sports
The hush of anticipation. The pop of a perfectly centered racquet hitting the ball. The sharp squeak of shoes scuffing against the court. These are the unmistakable sounds of a tennis match. We know them well. But could you ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Biggest fines under EU privacy law
The European Union rolled out its mammoth data privacy regulation five years ago this week, and has since handed down billions in fines.
May 22, 2023
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The next generation of American manufacturing is high-tech, and skilled workers are needed
The U.S. Navy is beginning to build 12 top-of-the-line nuclear submarines , with the first one scheduled to be completed by 2027. But it is missing a critical ingredient: many of an estimated 50,000 skilled workers to get ...
Jan 5, 2023
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