data privacy
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Researchers Create Fake Profiles On 24 Health Apps And Learn Most Are Sharing Your Data
Using apps to keep track of your medication or look up the symptoms of your latest mysterious illness might be convenient. But a new study out this week highlights the hidden privacy risks of plugging sensitive health information into your smartphone. Namely, that medical apps love to collect your data, but are only sometimes upfront…
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The Amazon Alexa Eavesdropping Nightmare Came True
An Amazon user in Germany recently requested data about his personal activities and inadvertently gained access to 1,700 audio recordings of someone he didn’t know.
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Amazon Exposes Customer Email Addresses (Again)
If it feels like just weeks ago that Amazon inadvertently shared the email addresses of some of its customers—it was.
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Instagram Tests Feature That Shares Your Location History With Facebook
Facebook could soon start gathering location information from users’ Instagram accounts, if it implements a feature that the company has prototyped.