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People are uncomfortable with digital health tools used to control…

A survey of US adults showed that most people don’t approve of digital data being used to manage the spread of COVID-19. The…
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techcrunch.com

India tells WhatsApp to withdraw its new policy terms – TechCrunch

The Indian government is not pleased with WhatsApp’s new privacy policy. The nation’s Ministry of Electronics and Information…
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HBR.org

Ransomware Attacks Are Spiking. Is Your Company Prepared?

They’re up 150% in 2020 — and growing even faster in 2021.
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WIRED

The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told

In 2011, Chinese spies stole the crown jewels of cybersecurity—stripping protections from firms and government agencies…
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NY Times - Home Page

Daniel Kahneman Says Humans Are Noisy. (He’s Not Talking About…

The Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist on why human “noise” makes systems less fair.
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The Next Web

Why you should be very wary of AI that ‘processes’ college video…

To the graduating class of 2021 I have but one piece of advice for you: watch out for snake oil. Artificial intelligence is a…
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As Congress Dithers, States Step In to Set Rules for the Internet

Virginia, Florida, Arkansas and Maryland are among dozens of states that have introduced bills to curtail the power of Amazon,…
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WIRED

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In

Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the…
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EURACTIV.com

Germany halts Facebook sharing WhatsApp data

A German regulator on Tuesday slapped a three-month ban on Facebook collecting user data from WhatsApp accounts and referred the…
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Digiday

Cheat Sheet: Children’s privacy law update adds pressure against…

A day after states' attorneys general called for Facebook to end its kids' Instagram project, a congressional bill was introduced…
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The Next Web

What the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack can teach us about…

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a…
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Vox

How YouTube Kids keeps kids watching

YouTube says it’s adding more control over autoplay in its Kids app.
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Quartz

Facebook’s oversight board blew up in its face

The board refused to accept its role as Facebook's scapegoat for controversial moderation decisions.
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WIRED

What's Google Floc? And How Does It Affect Your Privacy?

There's a battle raging over how advertisers can target us on the web—or whether they should be able to target us at all.
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The Intercept - EN

Your Car Is Spying on You, and a CBP Contract Shows the Risks

A “vehicle forensics kit” can reveal where you’ve driven, what doors you opened, and who your friends are.
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Big Think

Playlist privacy: You can be identified from just three songs

New research discovered that you can be identified from just three song choices. This type of information can be exploited by…
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First Draft News

Vaccine misinformation in Facebook comment sections: a case study

First Draft study offers insights into Facebook comment sections, where vaccine misinformation sometimes goes undetected.
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The Next Web

This is where all your digital data lives

Digital information has become so entrenched in all aspects of our lives and society, that the recent growth in information…
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Motherboard

Your Old Phone Number Can Be Used to Hack You, Study Finds

The majority of old phone numbers are still tied to important online accounts that can be easily taken over by hackers.
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