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How consumers are navigating the Amazon/Alexa data dilemma

If you had serious concerns a major corporation were harvesting your personal information for its commercial gain but not your benefit, would you:

Oct 10, 2023

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Philippines health insurer hacked: What we know

Hackers have stolen the personal data of potentially millions of people from the Philippines's national health insurer, which has urged members to change their passwords after the "staggering" cyberattack.

Oct 9, 2023

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Many Dutch municipalities do not yet respond adequately to security vulnerabilities, research finds

Many local authorities respond too slowly or inadequately to reports about security vulnerabilities. These coordinated vulnerability disclosures (CVD reports) are often made by ethical hackers who aim to make the internet ...

Oct 4, 2023

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EU hits TikTok with big fine over child data

A European Union regulator hit Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok with a 345-million-euro fine over child data breaches on Friday, in the bloc's latest salvo against the business practices of tech titans.

Sep 15, 2023

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Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe's fight with Big Tech

Irish regulators on Friday handed out a 345-million-euro ($369-million) fine to TikTok over data breaches, part of a battle between the European Union and big tech firms on issues from tax avoidance and hate speech to data ...

Sep 15, 2023

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Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream

You may not know it, but thousands of often shadowy companies routinely traffic in personal data you probably never agreed to share—everything from your real-time location information to private financial details. Even ...

Sep 14, 2023

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Apple wants to know if you're happy or sad as part of its latest software update. Who will this benefit?

Apple's iOS 17 operating system is expected to drop any day. The software update comes with several new features, including a tool for daily mood and emotion logging—a technique known to emotion researchers as "experience ...

Sep 12, 2023

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The right to be forgotten in the age of AI

Earlier this year, ChatGPT was briefly banned in Italy due to a suspected privacy breach. To help overturn the ban, the chatbot's parent company, OpenAI, committed to providing a way for citizens to object to the use of their ...

Sep 12, 2023

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Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected

Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information—though they are vague on the buyers, a new study finds, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a ...

Sep 6, 2023

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Norway court rejects Meta bid to defer ban

A Norway court on Wednesday rejected US tech giant Meta's request to defer a ban on behavioral marketing based on users' personal information, which has landed it a heavy fine in the country.