Differential privacy at the end of the rainbow
Apple’s heavily-marketed but proprietary implementation of differential privacy is no longer secret. Researchers at the University of Southern California, Indiana […]
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Fitness Tracking Startups Are Sweating Due to EU Privacy Regulators
Startups hoping to sell health tracking devices and software to corporate customers are worried European regulators will torpedo their business model. […]
I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets.
The dating app knows me better than I do, but these reams of intimate information are just the tip of […]
How the GDPR will disrupt Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook will be unable to use the personal data they hold for advertising purposes without user permission. This […]
Looking at how our small business uses data: A GDPR perspective
I’ve been thinking about the EU General Data Protection Regulation. At our design studio, Projects by IF, we’ve talked to […]
Driverless cars: safer perhaps, but professor warns of privacy risks
The vehicles could build a ‘gold mine’ of personal data for private companies, and a profile of users, Queensland law […]
More than 80% of children have an online presence by the age of two
Welcome to the world of “sharenting” – where more than 80% of children are said to have an online presence […]
The future of encryption depends on WhatsApp’s battle with the UK
WhatsApp and the government of the United Kingdom are in a battle over the future of encryption, and there doesn’t […]
Marketers are increasingly targeting kids, causing privacy concerns
On the heels of receiving US$21 million in Series B funding, SuperAwesome CEO Dylan Collins explains why investment opportunities abound […]
Google stops challenging most US warrants for data on overseas servers
Google has quietly stopped challenging most search warrants from US judges in which the data requested is stored on overseas […]
AI Research Is in Desperate Need of an Ethical Watchdog
More social scientists are using AI intending to solve society’s ills, but they don’t have clear ethical guidelines to prevent […]
Jourova reassured ‘America first’ does not weigh on EU-US privacy shield
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said she was relieved that US President Trump’s “America first” policy will not shatter the […]