Tag: privacy
Apple, Google Build Virus-Tracing Tech Directly into Phones
(Associated Press) Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the...
Amazon Has a New Fitness Tracker and Wants to Get Personal
(Associated Press) Amazon, the company that made shopping from a La-Z-Boy possible, is going into the fitness-tracking business.
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Twitter Trust Breached: Billionaires, Celebrities, Politicians Hacked in Bitcoin Scam
(Associated Press) A breach in Twitter's security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one...
Terrifying Bank Robbery Triggers Google ‘Geofence’ Search Warrant
(Associated Press) It was a terrifying bank robbery: Demanding cash in a handwritten note, a man waved a gun, threatened to kill...
Drones to Drop Medical Supplies, Enforce Social Distancing from Sky
(Associated Press) With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies...
Here Come COVID-19 Tracing Apps — and Privacy Trade-offs
(Associated Press) As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to...
Is Physical Money on the Verge of Elimination?
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) The Wuhan virus outbreak, and the economic lockdowns that spread globally because of it, have accelerated the trend toward...
Apple, Google Want to Harness YOUR Phone for Virus Infection Tracking
(Associated Press) Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology's promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help...
DoNotPay App Helps Users Avoid Rip-Offs, Sue Robocallers for Up to...
(FOXBusiness) An app that lets you sue anyone, including pesky robocall scammers, has been making headlines recently for its easy-to-use and easy-to-earn...
A Digital “Fedcoin” May Be Coming… And It Would Be Terrifying
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Cryptocurrencies are based on blockchain technology that allows for de-centralized peer-to-peer transactions to take place outside...
