Washington attorney general sues Google over location tracking
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Google in an effort to change how the company handles users' personal data.
Jan 25, 2022
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Business
T-Mobile to pay $20M after outage led to failed 911 calls
Wireless carrier T-Mobile agreed to pay $19.5 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over a 12-hour nationwide outage in June 2020 that resulted in thousands of failed 911 calls.
Nov 24, 2021
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Security
Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking
When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy.
Jul 23, 2021
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Engineering
Novel use of 3D geoinformation to identify urban farming sites
Urban farming has picked up in scale and sophistication globally in recent years. Several innovative urban farming approaches have been introduced in Singapore, such as rooftop farming, optimisation of land use, the introduction ...
Apr 16, 2021
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Robotics
A robot that allows users to virtually navigate remote environments
Two students who graduated from VR Siddartha Engineering College in Kanuru, India, have created a virtual telepresence robot that allows users to see what is happening in a remote location as if they were actually there. ...
Security
Digital privacy and COVID-19: between a paradox and a hard place
The situation in which the world is currently living is extraordinary in every sense of the word: since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been over 53 million confirmed cases and more than 1.3 million people ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Security
Consumers find third-party use of personal location data privacy violations, study shows
The National Security Agency issued a warning to its employees Aug. 4 that cellphone location data could pose a national security risk.
Aug 7, 2020
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Software
Apple Maps alert reminds people to self-isolate after traveling internationally
Apple Maps is sending alerts to international travelers, reminding them to self-quarantine.
Jul 27, 2020
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Business
China could be using TikTok to spy on Australians, but banning it isn't a simple fix
In an age of isolation, video sharing platform TikTok has emerged as a bonding force for many. But recent headlines allege the service, owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance, is feeding users' data to the Chinese Communist ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Security
Computer scientists study data security in Internet website tracking
Tracking our browsing behavior is part of routine Internet use. Companies use it to adapt ads to the personal needs of potential clients or to measure their range. Many providers of tracking services advertise secure data ...
Jun 17, 2020
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