Privacy Concerns

Smart home gadgets can get pretty expensive, and some might be tempted to pick up their hardware in used condition to save a bit of dough. Unfortunately for them, Wirecutter recently discovered that used Nest cams could provide the original owner with limited…

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating YouTube for improperly collecting data from children.The probe follows a written complaint addressed to the FTC from various consumer advocacy groups, which claimed that the Google-owned video streaming…

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating YouTube for improperly collecting data from children.The probe follows a written complaint addressed to the FTC from various consumer advocacy groups, which claimed that the Google-owned video streaming…

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating YouTube for improperly collecting data from children.The probe follows a written complaint addressed to the FTC from various consumer advocacy groups, which claimed that the Google-owned video streaming…

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Privacy concerns abound in a world where more than 70 million records were stolen or leaked from poorly-configured databases last year. That’s no doubt one motivation behind Google’s open-sourcing this morning of Private Join and Compute, a new secure multi-p…

When someones heart stops beating, there is little time to waste. Half of the people hit by cardiac arrest are outside a hospital, and more than 90% of them die unless they are lucky enough to be near a bystander who can start CPR or call 911. What if the…

After months of speculation, Facebook today finally took the wraps off of its own cryptocurrency. Named Libra, it will use a wallet called Calibra and already has partners from the financial world including Visa and MasterCard. Libra itself is being put toge…

___ Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook has unveiled an ambitious plan to create a new digital currency for global use similar to Bitcoin. If successful, it could drive more e-commerce on its services and b…

In the world of tech, privacy has become a selling point. Apple promises that “What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone.” Google claims it’s making privacy more than a “luxury good.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims “the future is private.” But co…