A recent study by Duke University and patient privacy group Light Collective found that several genetic-testing and digital medicine companies have shared their users’ information with Facebook to enable ad targeting. Ten patient advocates …
A recent study by Duke University and patient privacy group Light Collective found that several genetic-testing and digital medicine companies have shared their users’ information with Facebook to enable ad targeting. Ten patient advocates …
No one ever wants to plan for a breakup — but let’s be real: Breakups happen. And these days, as we spend so much time online, an IRL breakup needs to be accompanied by a digital breakup.
The US’ tax collection agency, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has changed course with its short-lived identity verification system that was only recently implemented. Last November, the vendor ID.me was awarded a $86 million contract t…
Over the past 20 years, there has been an increase in concerns and media attention in regards to how companies offering free services go about securing their private information. This is especially true after scandals such as Cambridge Anal…
Apple AirTags were introduced to the public mid-way through 2021 and, by the end of the year, there were public reports about them being used to track people without their consent. Women were finding them in their purses; in the wheel wells…
Today, the Winter Olympics will kick off in Beijing. China has recently had its own, national sporting event: On September 15, 2021, the National Games of China began in the Chinese city of Shaanxi. This is an event similar to the Olympics,…
In the early 1980’s, CBS aired a show called Whiz Kids, a science fiction adventure following a group of teenage detectives who also happen to be…wait for it…computer experts. In one episode, they hack into the California traffic informatio…
Nineteen-year-old David Columbo, a security researcher in Germany, was able to take over most of the functions of more than 25 Teslas around the world by hacking into their third-party software. Checking the security of the network ports fr…
Who doesn’t want to relax on the couch after a long day? For many of us, it’s a common ritual: getting comfortable on the couch and turning on Netflix (or another streaming service) and choosing our favorite series.