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Facebook’s Facial Recognition Violates User Privacy, Watchdog Groups Plan To Tell FTC By Mike Snyder, USA TODAY April 5, 2018 https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85254.html Already…
Apr 5, 2018
L.A.’s Water Pretensions By Joe Mathews, FOX AND HOUNDS DAILY April 2, 2018 L.A.’s Water Pretensions This time, “Chinatown” is fooling itself.…
Apr 2, 2018
Amazon, Google May Want To Be A Fly On The Wall In Your Home, Patents Suggest By Jessica Vomiero, GLOBAL NEWS CANADA…
Apr 2, 2018
Google And Amazon Patent Creepy SPY Systems That Use Cameras And Sensors In Your Home To Know Everything From Your Mood To…
Apr 2, 2018
Lawsuit Claims CVS Unintentionally Revealed HIV Status Of 6,000 Customers By Carma Hassan, CNN April 1, 2018 https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/01/health/cvs-lawsuit-hiv-status-customers/index.html CVS Health is being…
Apr 1, 2018
Hey, Alexa, What Can You Hear? And What Will You Do With It? By Sapna Maheshwari, THE NEW YORK TIMES April 1,…
Apr 1, 2018
Tesla: Autopilot Was On During Crash ‘We have never seen this level of damage to a Model X in any other crash.’…
Apr 1, 2018
Amazon, Google Patent Applications Hint At Devices Listening More By Staff Reporters, CBS NEWS April 1, 2018 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-google-patent-applications-devices-user-data-desires-interests/ A new report from…
Apr 1, 2018
Uber Crash Sparks Talk Of Tighter Rules For Self-Driving Cars By Carolyn Said, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE March 31, 2018 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-crash-sparks-talk-of-tighter-rules-for-12796638.php U.S.…
Mar 31, 2018
Prescription Database Could Help Prevent Opioid Abuse, But State System Still Lags By Sammy Caiola, CAPITOL PUBLIC RADIO, SACRMENTO, CA March 30,…
Mar 30, 2018
Lawsuit Claims CVS Revealed HIV Status Of Up To 6,000 People By Staff Reporters, ASSOCIATED PRESS March 29, 2018 https://nypost.com/2018/03/29/lawsuit-claims-cvs-revealed-hiv-status-of-up-to-6000-people/ DAYTON, Ohio…
Mar 29, 2018
No Driverless Cars In California? Why April 2 Won’t Make History By Rex Crum, THE MERCURY NEWS March 29, 2018 No driverless…
Mar 29, 2018
Facebook Overhauls Privacy Settings Amid Data Breach Outcry By Rob Lever, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE – AFP March 28, 2018 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/technology/facebook-overhauls-privacy-settings-amid-data-breach-outcry-10084222 WASHINGTON: Facebook on…
Mar 28, 2018
Consumer, Privacy Groups Urge Zuckerberg To Hire Jimmy Carter As Election Monitor By Harper Neidig, THE HILL March 28, 2018 http://thehill.com/policy/technology/380634-consumer-privacy-groups-urge-zuckerberg-to-hire-jimmy-carter-as-election A…
Mar 28, 2018
Lawsuit Claims CVS Mailing Revealed 6,000 Ohioans’ HIV Status Although laws protect private health information, three HIV-positive men say a code used…
Mar 28, 2018
Facebook Funds Campaign To Block Data Privacy Ballot Measure By Julie Watts, KPIX CBS TV-5, SAN FRANCISCO, CA March 28, 2018 http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/03/28/facebook-funds-campaign-blocking-data-privacy-ballot-measure/ SAN…
Mar 28, 2018
Uber Fatal Self-Driving Crash: Ducey Suspends Testing Privileges “I have directed the Arizona Department of Transportation to suspend Uber’s ability to test”…
Mar 27, 2018
Uber Suspended From Testing Self-Driving Cars In Arizona After Fatal Accident By Eric David, SILICON ANGLE March 27, 2018 https://siliconangle.com/blog/2018/03/27/uber-suspended-testing-self-driving-cars-arizona-fatal-accident/ Uber Technologies…
Mar 27, 2018