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As big tech moves to ‘disrupt’ healthcare, biometric data is still key to hacking humanity

Tim Hinchliffe3 weeks ago

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Big tech is looking to disrupt the healthcare industry, but having access to biometric data is still key to hacking...

Web

Senators ask big tech to explain how they curb child sexual abuse material

Tim Hinchliffe4 weeks ago

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Five US senators are asking that big tech companies explain what efforts they are taking to curb child sexual abuse...

Business

Politicians on both sides agree big tech needs regulation, American citizens are split

Tim Hinchliffe3 months ago

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Both liberal and conservative politicians agree that big tech needs regulation, but the average American is split on whether or...

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Internet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’

Tim Hinchliffe3 months ago

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A former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...

Business Technology

Big tech employees voicing ethical concerns echo warnings from history: Op-ed

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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When an organization's agenda does not fall in line with the people it represents, or within the ethical guidelines of...

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A look into big tech user data requests from governments worldwide

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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Facebook came out with its biannual Transparency Report yesterday, and we decided to take a look at big tech companies...

Business Technology

26% of big tech employees say their companies spy on them unreasonably

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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Just over a quarter of big tech employees say that their companies go to unreasonable lengths to spy on them,...

Brains Byte Back

(Previously The Sociable Podcast) The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

According to 99 firms, 293.6 billion emails are sent every day. That figure probably doesn’t surprise you given the number of emails sitting in your inbox, hundreds if not thousands… Right? But among these emails are numerous malicious emails, designed to trick, scam and hack.

These emails are known as phishing emails, which in its simplest form can be described as a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

But there is good news, as we now have a guardian angel ready to look out for us. My guest today is the president and founder of Pixm, a company that provides real-time anti-phishing on log-in pages and shuts down an attack at the point of click, Arun Buduri.

And for our Neuron to Something piece, where we discuss a story relating to psychology and technology, we will look at a recent Pew Research Center survey, analyzing Americans’ feelings and perceptions relating to data collection.

Video from Buduri: Amazing mind reader reveals his ‘gift’