Facebook's currency Libra faces financial, privacy pushback
Facebook is getting a taste of the regulatory pushback it will face as it creates a new digital currency with corporate partners.
Jun 19, 2019
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News tagged with personal data
Automotive
Somebody's watching you: The surveillance of self-driving cars
Picture the future, where driving is a thing of the past. You can hop in your car or one from a ride-share, buckle up and tell the car where you want to go. During your ride, you can check your email and look up a few things ...
Jun 07, 2019
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Machine Learning & AI
A personality test for ads: Machine learning algorithms could personalize advertisements for individual consumers
It's no surprise that images used for advertising on television and online play a powerful role in triggering emotions and shaping impressions of products or brands, but an ad that appeals to one person may seem irrelevant ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Security
What to do if your identity was stolen in mass identity breach
News recently that a malware attack at Detroit-based Wolverine Solutions Group, which handles mailing and other services for hundreds of health care companies, potentially exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Internet
New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user's custom data restrictions
A new platform developed by MIT and Harvard University researchers ensures that web services adhere to users' preferences on how their data are stored and shared in the cloud.
Feb 20, 2019
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Internet
You may enjoy a personal data control opportunity if Project Bali blooms
Winter souls among the world's computer users have regrets, with I-give-up resignation over the lack of ownership of one's personal data. Now news of a Microsoft project is raising interest and doing the rounds of tech-watching ...
Jan 07, 2019 weblog
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Security
How many passwords can you remember? Get ready to remember more
Got too many passwords to remember? Just wait. It's going to get a lot worse.
Dec 16, 2018
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Internet
Holding law enforcement accountable for electronic surveillance
When the FBI filed a court order in 2016 commanding Apple to unlock the San Bernandino shooter's iPhone, the news made headlines across the globe. Yet every day there are tens tens of thousands of of other court orders asking ...
Aug 08, 2018
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Internet
Soft terms like 'open' and 'sharing' don't tell the true story of your data
The Turnbull government today announced the creation of a new National Data Commissioner to oversee the implementation of greater data access and "sharing" in Australia.
May 01, 2018
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Internet
DuckDuckGo's Gabe Weinberg on how big internet firms trample our privacy online
DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg is among the digital prophets warning us how Google, the Goliath he's been challenging for 10 years with his Paoli-based non-tracking search engine, and other giants of information are ...
Mar 07, 2018
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Security
An encryption system that hides your travel data from Uber
Researchers from EPFL and UNIL have developed an encryption protocol that can put drivers in touch with passengers while keeping their personal data secret.
Jun 30, 2017
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Security
Buying and selling hacked passwords—how does it work?
Data breaches are a regular part of the cyberthreat landscape. They generate a great deal of media attention, both because the quantity of information stolen is often large, and because so much of it is data people would ...
Jun 22, 2016
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Security
Security firm shows vulnerability of smartwatches to hacker attacks
Security and anti-virus maker Bitdefender has released a warning to smarthphone users who use peripherals such as smartwatches—they're not as invulnerable as most people think, and in fact can be quite easily hacked. To ...
Dec 11, 2014 report
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Security
London calling: phone biometrics should be handled with care
Current and future uses of biometric data and technologies have been under review in the UK, with the British Parliament hearing views from security experts. Biometric technology identifies individuals automatically by using ...
Dec 01, 2014 weblog
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