TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, is currently being sued for billions of dollars over allegedly mishandling and using data pertaining to minors. Internal company data from July …
Government Demands for Amazon Data Shot Up 800 Percent in 2020
Earlier this week, Amazon released a transparency report which revealed that government requests for user data increased by 800% between the first and second half of 2020. The company reportedly …
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Singapore passes bill governing police use of contact tracing data
On Tuesday, Singapore passed new legislation that restricts law enforcement's ability to access Covid-19 contact tracing data after extensive public backlash. The bill, called the Covid-19 Temporary …
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Millions of Social Profiles Leaked by Chinese Data-Scrapers
SocialArks exposed 318 million records from Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn in a misconfig of the cloud. Details for social-media influencers and celebrities from the U.S were among the public and …
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IoT Vendor Ubiquiti Suffers Data Breach
Internet of Things and Wi-Fi vendor Ubiquiti discovered a breach of one of its systems in the cloud yesterday. THe customers were advised to change their passwords and use multifactor …
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China brings in new law to fight Trump’s sanctions
China has created new rules that protect many of its companies from “unjustified” US sanctions. Chinese courts have been punishing companies that have complied with the restrictions applied by the …
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This Secret $35 Million FBI Unit Mixes Facial Recognition With Big Data To Investigate America’s Most Horrific Crimes
A previously unknown forensics division within the FBI called the Multimedia Exploitation Unit (MXU) sifts through and analyzes video footage connected to terrorist attacks. This can include CCTV …
The Pentagon Will Use AI to Predict Panic Buying, COVID-19 Hotspots
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) plans to use AI to combat the COVID-19 pandemic by using the technology to predict hotspots and other related logistics or supply-chain problems. The …
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New York Nightlife Only Dropped 7% As Coronavirus Warnings Jumped, Foursquare Data Shows
Information from the company Foursquare Data has shown that certain cities have been heeding the government's warnings on social distancing, while others have not. Data released by the location …
EU Plans European Rival To Google With New Data And AI Proposals
Yesterday, the EU announced plans to create a tech giant or two in Europe that would rival Google and Facebook. The EU has, over the past several months, been subjecting the two companies to …
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