Technology
Technology
Census Bureau Site Goes Live as Counting Begins in Earnest
Mar 10, 2020 The 2020 head count is the first in which most people are being encouraged to answer the questions online.
New Mexico Sues Google Over Collection of Children’s Data
Feb 20, 2020 State official says information being mined at schools includes locations, websites visited, videos watched, passwords and contact lists.
Shift to Digital Census Raises Fears of Iowa Caucuses-Like Breakdown
Feb 15, 2020 A lot of new technology is expected for this year's once-in-a-decade count. Experts and watchdogs sound the alarm about potential mayhem.Internet-Connected Cars Accelerate Down Data-Collection Highway
Dec 22, 2018 By 2020, about 75 percent of cars sold will be plugged into the internet. While there are some benefits, surveillance is a concern.Facebook Scandal Affects More Users Than Thought: Up to 87M
Apr 4, 2018 The social media giant vastly expands the estimate of those touched by the Cambridge Analytica privacy case. The company also says it will restrict the user data that outsiders can access.
Inside AT&T’s ‘Deeply Collaborative’ Relationship With the NSA
Aug 17, 2015 Although the fact that telecom giants have been in cahoots with the National Security Agency at the expense of consumers' privacy isn't news, a fresh exposé by The New York Times about AT&T's eager service to the intelligence organization is enough to make users unplug from the company once and for all.
If Big Data Drives Policy, Just What Are We Voting For?
Jul 20, 2015 Excessive reliance on data could influence even well-meaning politicians to lose sight of small-d democratic goals.
NSA Reform Blocked by Paranoid Republican Senators
Nov 19, 2014 “God forbid we wake up tomorrow and [Islamic State] is in the United States,” Sen. Marco Rubio said as the USA Freedom Act, considered a "gift to terrorists" by critics, was rejected by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Just How Closely Do the NSA and U.S. Companies Work Together?
Oct 16, 2014 Documents describe “contractual relationships” between NSA and US companies, as well as undercover operatives at some U companies .
Hospitals Are Mining Patients’ Credit Card Data
Jul 6, 2014 Medical centers are jumping aboard the bandwagon of privacy invasion as they buy data on millions of patients both to anticipate when they'll get sick and for their own financial purposes.
