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Uncovering Crime Patterns Using Location Data
Researchers have demonstrated a method for inferring crime patterns, using anonymized data from location technology platforms.
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India Seeks to Limit Facebook, Google Dominance Over Online Data
An expert committee appointed by the Indian government has called for the creation of a new data regulator to oversee the sharing, monetization, and privacy of...
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Utah, Georgia Install Tech That Lets Roads Talk
Utah and Georgia are testing vehicle-to-everything technology installed in roads to alert drivers to hazards.
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Google Announces 100,000 Scholarships for Online Certificates in Data Analytics, Project Management, UX
Google has launched new online certificate programs in data analytics, project management, and user experience design, through the online learning platform Coursera...
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Machine Learning Helps Robot Swarms Coordinate
A new machine learning technique can govern the coordinated movement of flying robot swarms in order to avoid collisions.
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U.K. Government Test-and-Trace Program Illegal under GDPR
The government skipped essential data privacy impact assessments in its rush to get the system up and running.
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Google, Amazon, J&J Join WHO to Fight Covid-Era Smoking
Google, Amazon, and Johnson & Johnson have joined the World Health Organization effort to combat the global Covid-19 pandemic's threat to smokers, partly with artificial...
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A Hacker Used Twitter's Own 'Admin' Tool to Spread Cryptocurrency Scam
A hacker this week accessed an "admin" tool on Twitter to commandeer prominent Twitter accounts to spread a cryptocurrency scam, according to a person with direct...
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This Device Keeps Voice Assistants From Snooping on You
An international team of researchers has developed a Raspberry Pi-based device that eventually may be able to warn users when Amazon's Alexa and other voice assistants...
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Japanese Robot to Clock In at Convenience Store
In August, a robot made by Japanese developer Telexistence will prepare food at a FamilyMart convenience store.
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No Masks, No Coughs: Robots Can Be Just What the Doctor Ordered in Time of Social Distancing
In Japan, a country with a long fascination with robots, automated assistants have become bartenders, security guards, deliverymen, and more, since the onset of...
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Our Itch to Share Helps Spread Covid-19 Misinformation
A new study has found that when people consume news on social media, their penchant to share that news undermines their ability to assess its accuracy.
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Home Router Warning: They're Riddled With Known Flaws and Run Ancient, Unpatched Linux
Researchers studied 127 home routers from seven brands and found that 46 had not had a security update in the past year.
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Google Fixes Smartwatch Security Problem
Google corrected a security vulnerability in its Wear OS smartwatches that could have allowed attackers to crash applications, render the app or the watch unresponsive...
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A Plan to Make Police Data Open Source Started on Reddit
The Police Data Accessibility Project aims to request, download, clean, and standardize public records that right now are overly difficult to find.
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Uncovered: 1,000 Phrases That Incorrectly Trigger Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant
Researchers have identified more than 1,000 word sequences that incorrectly trigger voice assistants like Alexa, Google Home, and Siri.
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Home Security Camera Wi-Fi Signals Can be Hacked to Tell When People Are Home
Scientists in the U.K. and China have demonstrated exploits of Internet-connected security camera uploads that allows hackers to learn whether homes are occupied...
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System Combines Smartphone Videos to Create 4D Visualizations
Carnegie Mellon University researchers combined iPhone videos shot "in the wild" by separate cameras to produce four-dimensional visualizations.
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