Facebook paid users, including teens, to track their smartphone activity as part of an effort to glean more data that could help the social network's competition efforts, according to a new report that may raise fresh privacy ...
Internet
Jan 30, 2019
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The topic of sexual consent seems to be in the news on a daily basis, especially since #MeToo went viral one year ago. From posters to podcasts, there are endless resources promoting the importance of getting and giving explicit ...
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Oct 9, 2018
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Amazon has dropped its appeal of a US regulator's order and will pay refunds up to $70 million for app purchases by children on its tablet computers, officials said Tuesday.
Business
Apr 4, 2017
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Enhancing a soldier's capacity to fight is nothing new. Arguably one of the first forms of enhancement was through improving diet. The phrase "an army marches on its stomach" goes back at least to Napoleon, and speaks to ...
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Mar 1, 2017
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Online giant Amazon must pay damages to consumers billed for app purchases by children on its tablets, a federal court has ruled, in a win for US regulators.
Business
Apr 27, 2016
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When biobanks were created, the idea was that scientists could have quick access to samples they could use without having to get new specimens every time they needed to do research.
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Aug 26, 2015
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The history of human experiments often focuses on biomedical research and the gradual changes in acceptable practice and ethical considerations. But another class of human experiments that has had its own share of controversies ...
Internet
Jun 16, 2015
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Google has agreed to pay full refunds totaling at least $19 million to consumers who were charged for purchases that children made via apps without parental consent from the Google Play app store.
Business
Sep 4, 2014
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The scientific journal that published a controversial Facebook experiment on mood manipulation said Thursday it was concerned that the company did not follow scientific ethics and principles of informed consent.
Internet
Jul 3, 2014
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Significant concerns are raised about the ethics of research carried out by Facebook after it revealed how it manipulated the news feed of thousands of users.
Internet
Jul 1, 2014
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