Store credit cards generate corporate profits and disgruntled workers
Clothing retailers sell their shoppers more than jeans and sweaters.
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2022
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News tagged with electronic surveillance
Study casts doubt on electronic ankle monitors as alternative to incarceration
The use of GPS-equipped ankle monitors is increasingly viewed as a more humane alternative to incarceration, yet a report released today finds they cause many of the same harms associated with traditional incarceration. The ...
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2021
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Telegram traces cyber-attack during HK protests to China
Encrypted messaging service Telegram suffered a major cyber-attack that originated from China, the company's CEO said Thursday, linking it to the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong.
Internet
Jun 13, 2019
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Pole-dancing robots aim to spice up nerd fest
They grind and gyrate around a pole, with moves like a real stripper.
Robotics
Jan 9, 2018
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Online freedom hit as governments ramp up surveillance
Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as governments around the world stepped up surveillance and censorship efforts, a study showed Wednesday.
Internet
Oct 28, 2015
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Using patients' trail of digital crumbs for public health surveillance
Data is ubiquitous. In the area of heath, there are growing data streams directly initiated by patients through their activities on the internet and on social networks and other related ones such as electronic medical records ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 21, 2015
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AP sues over access to FBI records involving fake news story
The Associated Press sued the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday over the FBI's failure to provide public records related to the creation of a fake news story used to plant surveillance software on a suspect's computer.
Other
Aug 27, 2015
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Trusting hackers with your security? You'd better be able to sort the whitehats from the blackhats
To think that men are so foolish that they take care to avoid what mischiefs may be done them by polecats or foxes, but are content, nay, think it safety, to be devoured by lions.
Security
Jul 10, 2015
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New coalition forms to end mass US surveillance
Activist groups on Wednesday unveiled a new coalition aimed at repealing the law authorizing mass surveillance by US intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
Security
Apr 8, 2015
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Online homes becoming mindful members of the family
From door bells that scrutinize visitors to washing machines that know when you're home and lights that click off when you get in bed, houses are getting smarter.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 9, 2015
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