Snowden moment may be passing with new fears, pushback
Fears of terrorism are once again trumping talk of civil liberties.
Security
Dec 23, 2015
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News tagged with personal data
Study: AI technology no silver bullet for hiring the best employees
Artificial intelligence technology is now used by a growing number of companies looking to hire the best employees, but new research from Rice University warns how it can incorporate biases and overlook important characteristics ...
Economics & Business
Nov 23, 2021
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Sidekick's lost data gone for good
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sidekick users have been without some of their services for days, and have just been told by the company, T-Mobile, that for some users their data may be lost forever due to a server error at Microsoft subsidiary, ...
I always feel like somebody's watching me…
What power can individuals have over their data when their every move online is being tracked? Researchers at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory are building new systems that shift the power back to individual users, and could ...
Internet
Jun 25, 2015
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From Yahoo to Uber, major hacks of data
The European Union's new data protection rules, which take effect on May 25, will give people more control over the way their personal information is used online.
Security
May 15, 2018
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Apple took 8 days to give me the data it had collected on me. It was eye opening.
How much does Apple know about me? The answer surprised me.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 4, 2018
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Big data security problems threaten consumers' privacy
As more personal information is collected up by ever-more-powerful computers, giant sets of data – big data – have become available for not only legitimate uses but also abuses.
Security
Mar 23, 2016
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Easy decryption shows that chat-app designers should improve the ways they protect users' personal data
A*STAR researchers have successfully recovered decryption keys for two popular chat-apps—WeChat and WhatsApp. With these decryption keys, they could potentially collect users' personal data and private information.
Security
Jan 29, 2018
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Facebook crisis prompts Silicon Valley soul-searching
With Facebook mired in its worst-ever crisis, the rest of Silicon Valley is looking to come to terms with the dark side of its data-driven business model where tech titans have mined fortunes from what people reveal online.
Internet
Mar 24, 2018
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Computer scientists prevent data theft on smartphones and tablet computers
Some mobile applications on web-enabled mobile phones and tablet computers spy on personal data. Computer scientists from Saarbrücken prevent this through a new approach. Its chief attraction: For the protection to work, ...
Software
Feb 27, 2013
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