Data Privacy

MIT researchers have found that it's relatively easy to identify users through "anonymous" data collection.

Apple and Google know more about us than most people realize, and they've recently provided ways to "take back your data."

Scrutiny of Huawei has increased since Donald Trump became U.S. President as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate.

If enhancing privacy by creating a giant database of people’s DNA sounds counterintuitive, the group’s point is that it’s already too late to prevent mass exposure.

Performance tuning queries on production databases happens, but it absolutely, positively shouldn't. Here's another, more efficient and safe, path to database optimization.

Oasis Labs says its cloud platform on blockchain architecture will help developers build privacy into their apps, while giving users more control over their personal data.

Blockchain, which stores data in patterns that can't be modified, may have promise in healthcare privacy and security, says an expert.

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The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission resolves claims that Uber misrepresented that consumer information was secure.