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The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to...
Biomedical research relies on large amounts of genomic data, which has to be protected from revealing people's identities.AP Photo/Jerome DelayThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting...
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It's not the end of privacy yet in Canada, but the threat remains
Changes to Canadian law will affect how data can be collected and distributed.(Shutterstock)Despite early predictions that the internet would spell the end of privacy, it continues to be vital to who...
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AI clones made from user data pose uncanny risks
Personal data can be used to create an AI that can mimic a user's behaviour.(Shutterstock)Imagine, if you will, a digital doppelgänger. A clone that looks, talks and behaves just like you, created from...
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Fear trumps anger when it comes to data breaches – angry customers vent, but...
One-third of customers will return to a hacked site without even changing their password, according to a recent study.d3sign/Moment Collection/Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about...
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The 23andMe data breach reveals the vulnerabilities of our interconnected data
Users' genetic information was accessed during a hacker attack on the 23andMe's user databases.(Shutterstock)On Oct. 6, news broke that 23andMe, the genomics company that collects genetic material from...
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Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant...
The data collectors see all.DrAfter123/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty ImagesKochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal...
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Biden executive order on sensitive personal information does little for now...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took questions on the day the Biden administration announced an executive order that puts personal data privacy in a national security context.AP...
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The UK government is using private tech companies to deliver public funds to...
Asylum seekers are brought ashore after being rescued at sea by Border Force in Dover, Kent, in September 2022. Sean Aidan Calderbank|ShutterstockWhen asylum seekers arrive in the UK, they are not...
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Worried your address, birth date or health data is being sold? You should be...
Jevanto Productions/ShutterstockAustralians don’t know and can’t control how data brokers are spreading their personal information. This is the core finding of a newly released report from the...
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