TikTok faces UK lawsuit over alleged kids' data breach
TikTok was hit with a legal claim in Britain on Wednesday accusing the video-sharing app of illegally collecting personal data from millions of children in Europe.
Apr 21, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Researchers discover that privacy-preserving tools leave private data unprotected
Machine-learning (ML) systems are becoming pervasive not only in technologies affecting our day-to-day lives, but also in those observing them, including face expression recognition systems. Companies that make and use such ...
Mar 03, 2021
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Google fires another lead AI ethics researcher
Google said Friday it fired a lead artificial intelligence ethics researcher, following controversy last year over the tech giant's dismissal of a Black colleague who was an outspoken diversity advocate.
Feb 20, 2021
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Security
Can we be manipulated into sharing private info online? Yes, says study
Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined.
Dec 22, 2020
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Researchers hacked a robotic vacuum cleaner to record speech and music remotely
A team of researchers demonstrated that popular robotic household vacuum cleaners can be remotely hacked to act as microphones.
Nov 18, 2020
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Is your smart watch sharing your data?
You may not realize it, but your internet-connected household devices such as the Ring doorbell, Peloton exercise bike and Nest thermostat are all exchanging data with other devices and systems over the network. These physical ...
Nov 16, 2020
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German privacy watchdog fines H&M $41M for spying on workers
A German privacy watchdog said Thursday that it is fining clothing retailer H&M 35.3 million euros ($41 million) after the company was found to have spied on some of its employees in Germany.
Oct 01, 2020
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3-D printing poses a threat to people's privacy, experts warn
3-D printing technology poses a "grave and growing threat" to individual privacy because of the potential for products to reveal private information about individuals, experts have warned.
Sep 09, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Home automation rules are more risky and less risky than we thought
According to home automation company IFTTT (an initialism of If This, Then That) around 11 million people use over 1 billion home automation rules, commonly referred to as "applets," each month in their homes. But a 2017 ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Facebook says EU antitrust probe invades employee privacy
Facebook on Monday said it is asking EU courts to review "exceptionally broad" requests by antitrust regulators there that would scoop up employees' personal information.
Jul 28, 2020
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