Cyberattack disrupts unemployment benefits in some states
A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment benefits and job seeking assistance for thousands of people in several states.
Jun 30, 2022
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Post Roe, women in America are right to be concerned about digital surveillance. And it's not just period-tracking apps
The reversal of Roe v. Wade by the American Supreme court last week is a watershed moment in American politics. The ruling withdraws constitutional protections for abortion rights and sends the issue to the states, around ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
The dangers of big data extend to farming
Most internet users are by now aware of the vulnerability of their personal data. When the news broke that tech companies misuse and manipulate our personal data, there was a widespread "techlash" against the corporate giants ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Supernumerary virtual robotic arms can feel like part of the body
Research teams at the University of Tokyo, Keio University and Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan have developed a virtual robotic limb system which can be operated by users' feet in a virtual environment as extra, ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Business
American Airlines testing face-scanning at DFW Airport
American Airlines said Wednesday that customers with PreCheck can go through security checkpoints at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with a face scan and phone app instead of showing their driver's license or passport.
Jun 22, 2022
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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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Protecting our physical and digital safety in hospitals and connected cars
As our society becomes more and more digital, both physical and digital risks are increasing. Phd student Guillaume Dupont of the Security group at the department of Mathematics and Computer Science explored the so-called ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Computer Sciences
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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Computer Sciences
How randomly moving electrons can improve cyber security
In October 2017, tech giant Yahoo! disclosed a data breach that had leaked sensitive information of over 3 billion user accounts, exposing them to identity theft. The company had to force all affected users to change passwords ...
May 27, 2022
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Computer Sciences
How the scientific equivalent of impressionist paintings can make you feel data
A group of artists shook the world in the 1860s by painting what they saw, thought and felt. They became known as the impressionists and they weren't interested in recreating perfect visual appearances like hundreds of artists ...
May 26, 2022
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