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Should the deceased be digitally resurrected by grieving friends, lovers and relatives? A new study captures current attitudes and highlights the need for urgent research and policy work.
Jan 4, 2024
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Internet
Three young Israelis formerly serving in military cyber units have figured out how to locate your digital footprint—and give you the tools to delete it.
May 1, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Pet owners are increasingly turning to technology for various pet care purposes such as feeding, health monitoring and activity and movement tracking. Much of this technology operates via devices and apps connected to the ...
Internet
While many websites offer users choices to opt out of some of their data collection and use practices, most of these choices are buried deep in the text of long, jargon-filled privacy policies and are never seen by users.
Jan 13, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Gaming is a $193 billion industry—nearly double the size of the film and music industries combined—and there are around three billion gamers worldwide. While online gaming can improve well-being and foster social relations, ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Security
Researchers at TUM and Imperial have developed a technology that protects patients' personal data while training healthcare algorithms.
May 25, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science have designed a "reconstruction attack" that proves U.S. Census data is vulnerable to exposure and theft.
Feb 21, 2023
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Computer Sciences
When datasets containing personal information are shared for research or used by companies, researchers try to disguise data—removing the final one or two digits of a zip code, for example—while still preserving its utility ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Computer Sciences
The trove of digital data we generate in our daily lives can potentially make us more efficient, increase sustainability and improve our health, among other benefits, but it also poses threats to privacy.
Jun 12, 2020
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Security
While Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has had a meteoric rise in popularity since it was released in 2016, the app's growth has posed privacy concerns when it comes to the collection of users' information, highlighting ...
Jun 15, 2022
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