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01/24/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Scientists develop AI program that uses x-rays to detect COVID-19
Scientists from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) have created a groundbreaking artificial intelligence program that uses x-rays to detect the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) faster and more accurately than standard PCR tests. The process uses x-ray technology. The patient gets an x-ray done of his or her chest. The AI program then uses an algorithm to […]
07/20/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Report: Chinese spy recruitment hub LinkedIn guilty of accessing private data
American business and employment-oriented social media platform LinkedIn is currently in hot water over allegations that its iPhone application read and diverted its users’ content, some of which may be deemed sensitive. The California-based network, a Reuters report said, is now facing charges filed by Apple user Adam Bauer, at the San Francisco Federal Court. […]
06/28/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Big Brother caught watching: Norway pulls coronavirus contact tracing app due to privacy issues
Norway is halting the use of an app designed to help trace the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus after the country’s data protection agency warned that the app did not effectively protect users’ privacy. According to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet), the app, known as Smittenstop — Norwegian for “Infection stop” — was shown to collect “large amounts […]
06/02/2020
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By Cassie B.
Contact tracing app surveillance raising serious privacy concerns
The idea of mandatory vaccines might not be the only attack on personal freedoms to come out of the coronavirus crisis – people around the world must also contend with the idea of contact tracing, and it is raising a lot of questions about privacy. One organization that is recruiting and training contact tracers, CONTRACE […]
05/31/2020
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By Franz Walker
Deployment of Australia’s coronavirus contact-tracing app spoiled by bugs, privacy concerns
To help track and contain the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), Australia deployed COVIDSafe, an app designed to help speed up contact tracing. However, the adoption of the app has been hampered by bugs, as well as concerns on whether it infringes on users’ privacy rights. Launched on April 26, the COVIDSafe app was developed based on […]
04/22/2020
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By Franz Walker
The coronavirus outbreak is sparking the rollout of more digital surveillance
The global coronavirus pandemic and the measures being implemented to stop its spread are rewiring people’s sensitivities about digital surveillance and data privacy. Governments around the world are now rolling out surveillance schemes — even some that are particularly invasive — all in the name of stopping the pandemic. Privacy advocates, however, warn that these governments will […]
03/25/2020
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By Franz Walker
‘Internet pressure’ map shows how lockdowns are putting stress on broadband infrastructure around the world
As governments around the world impose lockdowns to stem the tide of the coronavirus pandemic, more people are relying on their internet connections to be able to work even if they’re at home. But global broadband networks are now feeling the strain of the outbreak, as people who work at home are combined with those […]
03/20/2020
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By Michael Alexander
The US government thinks that fighting coronavirus requires spying on your phone’s data
As it turns out, the United States government is looking at a new potential tool to be used in the fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: Big Data. In a report published Tuesday, The Seattle Times said that the federal government is currently in talks with tech conglomerates Facebook and Google, as well as other tech […]
01/29/2020
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By Mike Adams
TECH TAKEDOWN: World’s Technology Supply Chain Facing “Broken Chain” Crisis as Wuhan Quarantine Threatens Critical Component Manufacturers in China
The world’s supply chain of critical electronics components is facing a catastrophic disruption as China enforces a draconian crackdown in the Wuhan region to contain the accelerating coronavirus outbreak. Yahoo News Taiwan is now reporting the details, revealing a long list of key component manufacturers that reside in the Wuhan area where the coronavirus outbreak […]
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