Business
Most people have at least a vague sense that someone somewhere is doing mischief with the data footprints created by their online activities: Maybe their use of an app is allowing that company to build a profile of their ...
May 25, 2022
0
20
Internet
The metaverse is more than the latest obsession of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. It's a three-dimensional world of virtual and augmented reality that we will be exploring—via our digital avatars—over the next decade.
Dec 23, 2021
1
18
Security
Indiana health officials said Tuesday they are notifying nearly 750,000 state residents that a cybersecurity company "improperly accessed" their personal data from the state's online COVID-19 contact tracing survey—a description ...
Aug 18, 2021
0
43
Business
Zoom, the videoconferencing firm, has agreed to settle a class-action US privacy lawsuit for $85 million, it said Sunday.
Aug 2, 2021
0
6
Business
The Australian government has appointed the commercial company HealthEngine to establish a national booking system for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Apr 15, 2021
0
6
Consumer & Gadgets
With gyms closed and millions cooped up and restless at home, it's little wonder that "healthtech" is now being billed as the next big battleground over which the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Google will fight. Chief among ...
Feb 9, 2021
1
0
Internet
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only severely impacted public health in Indonesia but also people's human rights.
Dec 4, 2020
0
8
Software
As more governments turn to tracing apps in the fight against the coronavirus, a deep-rooted tension between the need for public health information and privacy rights has been thrust into the spotlight.
May 27, 2020
0
6
Security
A contact tracing app pushed by the governors of North Dakota and South Dakota as a tool to trace exposure to the coronavirus violated its own privacy policy by sharing location and user identification information with third-party ...
May 22, 2020
0
7
Security
To help societies around the world control the spread of COVID-19 and get schools and businesses up and running, health officials are considering a range of technological solutions. Contact-tracing apps, which would make ...
May 1, 2020
0
0
