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Under US government pressure, Uber agrees to protect rider data

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US judge: LinkedIn can't block startup from public profile data

A US federal judge on Monday ruled that Microsoft's LinkedIn unit cannot prevent a startup from accessing public profile data, in a test of how much control a social media site can wield over information its users have deemed to be public.

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China drone maker steps up security after US Army ban

Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd is tightening data security for its drones after the US Army ordered its members to stop using DJI drones because of "cyber vulnerabilities," a company official told Reuters on Monday.

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China drone maker steps up security after US Army ban

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US judge: LinkedIn can't block startup from public profile data

AUSfederaljudgeonMondayruledthatMicrosoft'sLinkedInunitcannotpreventastartupfromaccessingpublicprofiledata,inatestofhowmuchcontrolasocialmediasitecanwieldoverin

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Britain takes step to protect personal data in digital era

TheBritishgovernmenthasannouncedtoupdateandstrengthendataprotectionlawsthroughanewDataProtectionBill,awelcomestepinthedigitalerawhentheleakageofpersonalinformat

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Will weather cooperate for viewing the August 21 solar eclipse?

OnAug.21,themoon'sshadowwillraceacrosstheUnitedStatesina70-mile-widecorridorstretchingfromOregontoSouthCarolina.Tensofmillionshopetoviewthecoast-to-coastsolarec

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How much dirt do social networks have on you?

More than a decade into social media, we like to think we're pretty savvy by this point.

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How much dirt do social networks have on you?

Morethanadecadeintosocialmedia,weliketothinkwe'reprettysavvybythispoint.Sure,wegiveupsomeofourpersonaldata,butwe'rewisetothedeal-wegetaddictive,freeappsandservi

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Body sensor collects vital data by making you sweat

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Google and Facebook could be fined billions under new law

Google and Facebook could face fines stretching into billions of pounds if they breach users' privacy under a new data protection law.

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Google and Facebook could be fined billions under new law

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Easy to expose users' secret web habits, say researchers

Two German researchers say they have exposed the porn-browsing habits of a judge, a cyber-crime investigation and the drug preferences of a politician.

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Easy to expose users' secret web habits, say researchers

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Modernizing government’s approach to transportation and land use data

Inthefieldsoftransportationandlanduseplanning,thepublicsectorhaslongtakentheleadingroleinthecollection,analysis,anddisseminationofdata.Often,publicdatasetsdrawn

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US judge allows Trump election commission to seek voting data

A US federal judge ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump's commission may request voter roll data from US states to investigate voter fraud.

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China may match or beat America in AI

At the start of this year, two straws in the wind caught the attention of those who follow the development of artificial intelligence (AI) globally.