Amazon keeps growing, and so does its cache of data on you
From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere.
Aug 23, 2022
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News tagged with personal health
Business
What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They're all hyper-collectors
You walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is taken by in-store surveillance cameras and stored in an online database. Each time you return to that store, ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Engineering
Intelligent boot created for health care workers
Monash University and Blundstone Australia have created a hi-tech boot concept designed to address the specific needs of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.
Jul 13, 2022
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Security
Data breach at health care organization may affect 2 million
A digital attack on a Massachusetts-based health care organization may have compromised the personal information of as many as 2 million people, officials said.
Jun 8, 2022
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Business
The private sector steps in to protect online health privacy, but critics say it can't be trusted
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
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Computer Sciences
Efficient protocol to secure a user's private information when algorithms use it to recommend content
Algorithms recommend products while we shop online or suggest songs we might like as we listen to music on streaming apps.
May 13, 2022
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Security
Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk. They could help hackers infiltrate computer networks
When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints. These include your social media activities, web browsing behavior, health information, travel patterns, location maps, information ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Business
Yes or No? Amazon union vote gets underway in New York
Under hazy skies and in the calm of morning, workers waited patiently in line outside the JFK8 warehouse Friday for a say on whether to establish Amazon's first US labor union.
Mar 26, 2022
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Security
Report: Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month's Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Automotive
As health concerns rise, car gadgets proliferate
With personal health a rising priority around the world, the auto industry is on the hunt for new gadgets and accessories to make the car cockpit feel safer for the driver and passengers.
Jan 8, 2022
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