security
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Watch Steve Jobs Assure People In 1981 That Computers Wouldn’t Be A Privacy Nightmare
From the perspective of the early 21st century, it’s safe to say that computers have been a privacy nightmare. Our world is so interconnected by machines that corporations, governments and almost anyone can find out almost anything they want about an average citizen thanks to our digital footprints. But the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs…
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DoorDash Breach Exposed The Private Data Of 4.9 Million People In The U.S.
San Francisco delivery service DoorDash has announced that the personal data of 4.9 million people on its platform — including customers, dashers, and its merchants — has been compromised in a security breach. Now is a good time to change your password.
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Anyone Can Look At Millions Of Americans’ Medical Images And Data, Report Finds
It turns out that anyone with basic computing skills and an internet connection can access millions of private medical images and data from Americans — such as MRIs, X-rays and CT scans — as well as a buffet of valuable private info, according to a disturbing report from ProPublica.
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Apple Avoids Saying ‘Privacy’ During iPhone 11 Event
Despite celebrating its privacy initiatives non-stop in recent years, Apple was surprisingly mum on the topic during its annual iPhone announcement event.