The real risks of artificial intelligence
AI professor and author Toby Walsh discusses the dangers of ‘stupid’ artificial intelligence with Jack Stilgoe. Professor Toby Walsh has […]
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App that matches your face to artwork is popular yet alarming
A Google app that matches people’s selfies to famous works of art and encourages users to share the side-by-sides on […]
Twitter hits back again at claims that its employees monitor direct messages
Twitter is pushing back against claims made by conservative activist group Project Veritas that its employees monitor private user data, […]
Web Trackers Lift Email Addresses Via Browser’s Autofill Feature
Two marketing firms appear to be behind the web tracking, which occurred over 1,100 websites, according to Princeton researchers. Source: […]
Welcome to the neighbourhood. Have you read the terms of service?
Toronto is becoming a test bed for new smart-city technology, but some observers are concerned about the privacy of the […]
Months after Equifax data breach, we’re still no closer to privacy protections
After lots of huffing and puffing for the cameras in the wake of the Equifax breach, Republican lawmakers have blocked […]
State Hacking As Option To Overcome Encryption
The days of unfettered access to internet content are over, Riana Pfefferkorn of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society […]
Why Some Healthcare Entities Pay Ransoms
A recent incident involving an Indiana hospital that publicly admitted to paying a $55,000 ransom to unlock data following a […]
NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve
The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it pledged to preserve in connection with pending lawsuits and apparently never took […]
Better EHRs could help expand AI use in health care, report says
A report from independent research group JASON details the potential for the health care sector to leverage AI with a […]
Companies race to gather a newly prized currency: Our body measurements
Millions of Americans are increasingly offering up this personal data in search of better-fitting clothes, raising concerns for some privacy […]
How Google constantly monitors us
Google is equally needy, but feels a lot more insidious than Facebook. Unlike Facebook, Google isn’t just a place you […]