Expert: We need new laws for the facial recognition ‘Wild West’
A new paper outlines why Congress needs to regulate facial recognition to protect consumers and their "faceprints."
Dec. 8, 2020 • ~5 min
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Expert: We need new laws for the facial recognition ‘Wild West’
A new paper outlines why Congress needs to regulate facial recognition to protect consumers and their "faceprints."
Dec. 8, 2020 • ~5 min
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Your robot vacuum could spy on you
Dust and dirt aren't the only things your robot vacuum can pick up. New research shows how hackers could use them to listen to private conversations, too.
Dec. 7, 2020 • ~6 min
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A circular economy could end waste – at the cost of our privacy
Manufacturers will increasingly track the products they sell to make recycling them more profitable.
Nov. 9, 2020 • ~7 min
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Secret voting should be mandatory, book argues
The authors of a new book argue the rise of ways to make voting more convenient can undermine the privacy of the ballot. They say secret ballots are a must.
Oct. 30, 2020 • ~12 min
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People want data privacy but don't always know what they're getting
Differential privacy lets people to share data anonymously, but people need to know more about it to make informed decisions.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~8 min
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What is HIPAA? 5 questions answered about the medical privacy law that protects Trump's test results and yours
A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn't protect.
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~7 min
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How we discovered that VR can profile your personality
How much does your virtual reality headset know about your life?
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~5 min
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Digital identity: new UK scheme risks running a repeat of ID card controversy
A digital ID will only work if people are allowed to keep control of their data.
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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Helping companies prioritize their cybersecurity investments
By securely aggregating sensitive data from cyber-attacks, the SCRAM platform from MIT CSAIL can quantify an organization’s level of security and suggest what to prioritize.
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~7 min
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