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The FTC is looking into Uber's latest data breach

Thisweek,UberrevealedthatasecuritybreachthathappenedinOctoberof2016exposedpersonaldatafromaround57millioncustomersanddrivers.Butratherthaninformtheaffectedindiv

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Opinion: God and four other reasons why AI will takeoff in China

Uponafriend’skindinvitation,Iattendedthe17thannualconferenceoftheChinaVentureCapitalandPrivateEquityAssociation(CVCA)inBeijing.Thisisanannualgatheringofabunchof

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Google admits collecting Android users' locations

SmartphonesrunningAndroidsoftwarecouldgatherdataaboutlocationsandsendthemtoGoogle,eveniftheusersturnofflocationservices,usenoapps,anddon'tinsertaSIMcard,aQuartz

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UK data watchdog has 'huge concerns' over Uber hack cover-up

TheUK'sdatawatchdogsaysithas"hugeconcerns"overUber'ssecretpaymentof$100,000tohackerswhostoleusers'information.TheInformationCommissioner'sOfficesaystherevelatio

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Texas authorities serve Apple a warrant for mass shooter's iPhone

AuthoritiesarepersistingintheireffortstogetaccesstotheTexasmassshooter'siPhonedespitehavingmissedanearlyopportunity.TheSanAntonioExpress-NewshaslearnedthatTexas

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SpaceX's mysterious Zuma mission won't launch tonight

Westilldon'tknowwhatNorthropGrummancommissionedSpaceXtolaunchfortheUSgovernment,butwhateveritiswon'tgettheretonight.InamovethatleavesElonMusk'scalendaropenforth

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Twitter's 'premium' tools let more apps use your data

Twitterhasn'texactlybeenknownforadeveloper-friendlyattitude,butit'stacklingthatissuetoday.Thesocialsitehasunveileda"premium"programmingframeworkthatbridgesthega

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China data center to synchronize with international standard

TheChinaDataCenterStandardAlliance(CDCSA)launchedWednesdayinBeijingtopushforsynchronizationwiththeworldstandard.TheCDCSAisthefirststandardizationallianceinChina

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Irish PM says future of Apple data center uncertain

AplannedAppledatacenterworthonebillionUSdollarsisindoubtafterIrishPrimeMinisterLeoVaradkarsaidtheUScompany’sChiefExecutiveTimCookwouldnolongercommittoit,addingt

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Malaysia investigating leak of 46 million mobile users' data

Thepersonaldetailsofmorethan46millionmobilephonesubscribersinMalaysiahavebeenleakedinamajordatabreach,authoritieshaveconfirmed.CommunicationsandMultimediaMinist

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China to apply unified GDP calculation method

ChinawillputinplaceaunifiedGDPcalculationsystemin2019thatwillseetheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)takeoverdatacomputationfromlocalauthorities.Unifiedcalculation

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Japan's Kobe Steel Ltd. announces more cases of improprieties

Japan'sscandal-miredKobeSteelLtd.saidonThursdayithadfoundfournewpossiblecasesofimproprietiesregardinginspectiondata.Thesteelmaker'smisconducthasalreadyseenprodu

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China to freely share data from weather, carbon satellites

Chinawillfreelysharedatafromitsnew-generationweathersatelliteFengyun-4aswellasitsfirstcarbonmonitoringsatelliteTanSatwithinternationalusers,aChineseofficialsaid

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Japanese gov't steps up measures to tackle Kobe Steel's scandal

TheJapanesegovernmenthastaskedindustrialstandards-approvedbodiestocarryoutinspectionsatKobeSteelLtd.'splantsinanefforttodealwiththecompany'swide-reachingfalsifi

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Apple responds to Sen. Al Franken’s Face ID concerns in letter

ApplehasrespondedtoSenatorAlFranken'sconcernsovertheprivacyimplicationsofitsFaceIDfeature,whichissettodebutontheiPhoneXnextmonth.InhislettertoTimCook,Frankenask

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Windows 10's data collection allegedly violates Dutch privacy law

MicrosofthasalreadycaughtflakoverclaimsthatWindows10'sdatacollectionisstilloverlyaggressive,butit'snowfacingadirectlegalchallengeoverhowithandlesyourinfo.TheNet

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Japan's Kobe Steel data falsification scandal widens to more products

KobeSteelLtd.onFridayadmittedtofalsifyinginspectiondataonnineotherproducts,wideningthescandaloftheembattledsteelmakerwhosaidearlierinthedaythatithadshippedwirer