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 […]
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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 […]
A Privacy and Security Checkup for 2018
Privacy and security are increasingly complicated compliance and operational requirements across a growing range of companies and industries. An enormous […]
In the United States, computers help decide who goes to jail
Every day, judges across the United States face harrowing decisions: How many years should they give the bipolar woman convicted […]
Intel CEO Refuses To Answer Questions On Whether NSA Can Access Processors
During a Q&A in which he’d promised to answer any questions put to him, The CEO of computer chip company […]
Private Lives: U.S. Consumers Less Likely Than Asians To Share Data
Most global consumers are willing to share their email addresses with brands. But the U.S. falls way behind India and […]
Canada’s Brecknell ruling continues “recent trend” of extending jurisdiction to online companies
18 January 2018 The British Columbia Court of Appeal (‘the Court’) issued, on 9 January 2018, its decision in British […]
UK’s Home Office pays out £15,500 to asylum seeker over data breach
The Home Office has paid out £15,500 in compensation after admitting handing over sensitive information about an asylum seeker to […]
Toying With Children’s Data: Lessons From the FTC’s First Connected Toys Settlement Action
Every year, especially around the holidays, more and more products that connect to the internet hit the market. For adults, […]
EU Governments to Negotiate With Parliament Over Digital Economy Data Transfer Law
The Council of the European Union (EU Council), which represents the governments of the 28 EU member countries, has decided […]