By Thandiubani Google Chrome users have been issued an upgrade warning following attack by hackers. Chrome is the most popular browser worldwide with approximately 2.65 billion internet users up from 1.29 billion in 2014. This dominance has caused it to be a major target for hackers. The company recently issued an upgrade warning to its…
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Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths
Dell, Microsoft and Tesla also among tech firms named in case brought by families of children killed or injured while mining in DRC Comment: ‘I saw the unbearable grief inflicted on families by cobalt mining. I pray for change’ A landmark legal case has been launched against the world’s largest tech companies by Congolese families…
The coming fight over who controls digital health data
Spending for consumer digital healthcare companies is set to explode in the next few years; the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is currently reviewing the requirements for data sharing with the Department of Health and Human Services, and their initiatives will unlock a wave of data access never before seen in…
Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected
I report and analyse breaking cybersecurity and privacy stories The security research team at Checkmarx has made something of a habit of uncovering alarming vulnerabilities, with past disclosures covering Amazon’s Alexa and Tinder. However, a discovery of vulnerabilities affecting Google and Samsung smartphones, with the potential to impact hundreds of millions of Android users, is…
How to Lock Down Your Health and Fitness Data
Apps like FitBit and Apple Health collect some of the most sensitive data you have. Here’s how to control what they can see, and what they can do with it. file cabinets open files visible DOES THE END REALLY JUSTIFY THE MEANS THE MEANS IN ALL CASES Whether you’re a Fitbit user worried about Google’s…
Google’s invasion into health records more proof that Silicon Valley rules the world
In Big Tech’s latest usurpation of personal privacy, Google admitted this week that they’ve been secretly vacuuming up the detailed health records of at least 50 million Americans in 21 states. MEET ANTHONY NWEKE A VETERAN AUTHOR This was not a voluntary confession. It wasn’t until Monday, after the Wall Street Journal broke the story,…
Google Is Slurping Up Health Data—and It Looks Totally Legal
Tech giants can access all of your personal medical details under existing health privacy laws. The question is how else that data might get used. Last week, when Google gobbled up Fitbit in a $2.1 billion acquisition, the talk was mostly about what the company would do with all that wrist-jingling and power-walking data. It’s…
Google Health Data Project Under Scrutiny
Google is collecting the health data of millions of Americans in partnership with a big health care system. The project is raising questions about patient privacy. TRANSCRIPT DAVID GREENE, HOST: So what are tech companies doing with your data? Google is handling the medical records of millions of Americans as part of a big push…
Will Google get away with grabbing 50m Americans’ health records?
Google’s reputation has remained relatively unscathed despite behaviors similar to Facebook’s. This could be the tipping point Few things are certain in the American healthcare system – except for the paperwork. The tedious ritual of signing forms authorizing new providers to access our medical history is the result of a rarity for Americans: thanks to…
I’m the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk Anonymous
When I learned that Google was acquiring the intimate medical records of 50 million patients, I couldn’t stay silent I didn’t decide to blow the whistle on Google’s deal, known internally as the Nightingale Project, glibly. The decision came to me slowly, creeping on me through my day-to-day work as one of about 250 people…
Google Denies It’s Misusing Health Data as HHS Starts Inquiry
Google’s top health and cloud executives said the company isn’t misusing health data from one of the biggest U.S. health-care providers, pushing back against news reports that have triggered criticism from lawmakers and prompted a federal inquiry. DOES THE END REALLY JUSTIFY THE MEANS IN ALL CASES Google employees only have access to patient information…
Tech giants like Google and Amazon are beefing up their healthcare strategies. Here’s how 7 tech titans plan to tackle the $3.5 trillion industry
Big tech giants have their eyes on the $3.5 trillion US healthcare industry. As healthcare costs keep rising for Americans, tech companies are betting they can have a part in fixing the broken pieces of the industry. Here’s how tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are building out their healthcare strategies. Visit BI Prime…
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