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Trust issues loom large over Google's ambitious healthcare plans
Google's healthcare deal with Ascension has rightly attracted a lot of scrutiny, and now the search giant has stepped in ...
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Uber will start audio-recording trips to protect its passengers
Uber has plans to ensure its passengers feel safe when using the taxing service by introducing an audio-recording safety ...
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Instagram cracks down on app that allowed users to stalk private profiles
Instagram is cracking down on Ghosty, an Android and iOS app that allowed users to look into private profiles without their ...
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Microsoft pledges to honor California's CCPA privacy law across the US
Microsoft has pledged to honor California's landmark digital privacy law — the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) — ...
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Facebook is secretly using your iPhone's camera as you scroll your feed
iPhone owners, beware. It appears Facebook might be actively using your camera without your knowledge while you're scrolling ...
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Google confirms plans for a search tool that can analyze millions of health records
Google partners with Ascension to give it access to personal health datasets that can be used to develop AI-based tools for ...
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Pardon the Intrusion #4: Smart malware?
Welcome to the latest edition of TNW's Pardon The Intrusion, a newsletter where we explore the wild world of cybersecurity. ...
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DNA testing startup exposes customer info in data breach (Updated)
Veritas Genetics, a DNA-testing startup, has become the latest company to fall victim to a security incident that exposed ...
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Facebook Groups members' info left exposed to 100 app developers
Facebook has revealed that an unspecified number of third-party apps from as many as 100 developers may have improperly accessed ...
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Mozilla and Element AI want to build 'data trusts' in the artificial intelligence age
Mozilla, the nonprofit behind the free and open-source Firefox web browser, is partnering with Montreal-based Element AI ...
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Pardon the Intrusion #3: it's 2FA or bust
Welcome to the latest edition of TNW's Pardon The Intrusion, a newsletter where we explore the wild world of cybersecurity. ...
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RIP: How to stop Google from stealing all your data after you die
Google lets you chose a truster person to handle your account and data once you die or you can automatically have your account ...
