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News about privacy
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Microsoft to probe work of Israeli facial recognition startup it funded
Microsoft has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether the use of facial recognition technology developed by an Israeli startup it funded complies with its ethics principles, the company said on Friday.
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Google taps fitness tracker market with $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit
Google will buy Fitbit Inc for US$2.1 billion, as the biggest Web search company looks to take on Apple and Samsung in the crowded market for fitness trackers and smart watches.
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Spark's MATTR launches decentralised identity tech incubator
Spark's MATTR subsidiary has launched an incubator called the MATTR CoLab to accelerate the development of decentralised identity technologies and solutions.
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Google offers incognito mode for Maps in privacy push
Google is rolling out new privacy features to its Maps, YouTube and Voice Assistant services, with options including incognito mode and automatic data deletion, the company said on Wednesday.
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Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users' audio, report says
Facebook as been paying outside contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Features about privacy
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Secure Azure as Microsoft meets NZ Govt cloud computing criteria
Tech giant demonstrates Microsoft Azure’s ability to provide secure cloud computing to Kiwi companies.
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Dell: Rise of BYOD a ‘hackers dream’ as privacy risks rise across local enterprise
“Our mobile devices know more about us than ever before."
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Wearables: Are we handing more tools to Big Brother?
Most of us would love a break on our health insurance. We would generally appreciate the convenience of seeing ads for things we're actually interested in buying, instead of irrelevant "clutter." A lot of us would like someone, or something, else keeping track of how effective our workouts are.
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Why facial recognition isn't the way of the future... yet
It's the how the future is meant to be, isn't it? The good guys need to find a bad guy in a crowd of people, so they start scanning the environment with a camera that is equipped with facial recognition technology. Seconds later, they scan a face that's a positive match with an entry in their criminal database and bam, they've smoked him out.
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Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data
As tech companies increasingly rely on analyzing and selling user data to boost revenue, trust is emerging as one of the defining issues of the year for the IT sector.
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How to become the best IT MSP
This article provides guidance for managed service providers (MSPs) that want to grow their business. It is also useful for any IT service provider looking to move from the break-fix model to managed IT services.
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