A recent study suggests online advertisements that target users based on their web browsing habits and other personal information have a negative impact on the person's intent to purchase the product. But the fact that users ...
Economics & Business
Apr 9, 2015
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A security breach inside the Marriott hotel empire compromised the information of as many as 500 million guests worldwide, exposing their credit card numbers, passport numbers and birth dates for as long as four years, the ...
Security
Nov 30, 2018
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Spanish police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men suspected of building the world's biggest network of virus-infected computers which hijacked more than 13 million PCs.
Internet
Mar 3, 2010
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South Korea is deciding whether it will allow parents to opt out of installing a monitoring app on their children's smartphones following criticism the system encourages a surveillance culture and has security flaws.
Software
Nov 20, 2015
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Apple is kicking out applications that collect personal data in violation of the company's privacy policies from its online store, the tech giant said Monday.
Software
Oct 19, 2015
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter unveiled plans Friday to make it easier for users to take their personal data and leave one online service for another.
Internet
Jul 20, 2018
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Online attackers may be able to purchase - for as little as a few thousand dollars - enough personal information to potentially alter voter registration information in as many as 35 states and the District of Columbia, according ...
Security
Sep 6, 2017
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With back-to-school season in full swing, parents might want to think twice about posting "first day of class" photos of their youngsters on social media, based on West Virginia University research.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2022
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When Uber paid a $100,000 ransom so that hackers who broke into its data warehouse would destroy the personal information they stole, it allowed the ride-sharing company to keep a massive breach of 57 million user and driver ...
Security
Nov 23, 2017
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Cornell University engineers have taught a robot to work in a mock-supermarket checkout line, modifying a Baxter robot from Rethink Robotics in Boston to "coactively learn" from humans and make adjustments while an action ...
Robotics
Nov 5, 2013
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