Australian report cites 'datafication' of childhood
To protect privacy in our homes we may build fences, grow shrubs, hang curtains and install security cameras.
Mar 21, 2023 report
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Microsoft's Viva reimagines intranet in post-COVID world
The promise of slowing numbers of COVID-19 cases and the development of vaccines are offering hope that workers exiled at home can get back to work again. While no one expects a rapid return to the workplace, one thing seems ...
Feb 5, 2021 report
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Extracting personal information from anonymous cell phone data using machine learning
A research team at Illinois Institute of Technology has extracted personal information, specifically protected characteristics like age and gender, from anonymous cell phone data using machine learning and artificial intelligence ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Why the search for a privacy-preserving data sharing mechanism is failing
From banking to communication our modern, daily lives are driven by data with ongoing concerns over privacy. Now, a new EPFL paper published in Nature Computational Science argues that many promises made around privacy-preserving ...
Jun 2, 2022
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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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Apple's iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones in order to target more advertising at users.
Apr 26, 2021
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Disaster apps share personal data in violation of their privacy policies
Those in the path of a hurricane or wildfire may use an app to get alerts, communicate with first responders or let loved ones know they are safe. But once the emergency has passed, those apps may still be tracking their ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Do COVID-19 apps protect your privacy?
Mobile apps are helping track the spread of COVID-19 to contain the outbreak, but the apps also raise concerns about personal privacy.
Jun 9, 2020
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Personalization of online services: Helpful customization or furtive manipulation?
Whether we are looking for a restaurant tip, researching health information, or scrolling through social media posts, algorithms use the personal data they gather on us to determine what we are shown online. But how aware ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Amid volumes of mobile location data, new framework reduces consumers' privacy risk, preserves advertisers' utility
The use of mobile technologies to collect and analyze individuals' location information has produced massive amounts of consumer location data, giving rise to an elaborate multi-billion-dollar system in which consumers can ...
Jun 5, 2023
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