Privacy
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Making sense of FISA's strange bedfellows in Congress
The Explainer How a controversial intelligence gathering law is bringing progressive Democrats and privacy hawk Republicans together
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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How helpful are mental health apps?
Under the radar Market is booming, offering accessibility and affordability, but many apps are unregulated and share sensitive user data
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Pentagon struggles to explain Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization
Speed Read The intensely private Pentagon chief kept even President Joe Biden in the dark about his illness for 3 days
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'The beginning of the end'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass Published
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Alexa? How much do you know about me?
Smart devices are potentially sharing vast amounts of your personal data with social media and marketing companies
By Richard Windsor Published
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Pros and cons of location sharing
Pros and Cons Safety benefits for parents and friends must be weighed against privacy concerns and malicious misuse
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Alien soil, cookies and long dogs
podcast Why does Nasa want to bring Martian soil samples back to Earth? Will cookie warnings soon be a thing of the past? And are dachshunds getting too cute for their own good?
By The Week Staff Published
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Whistle-blower claims Apple ‘ignoring and violating’ users’ rights
Speed Read Former contractor says tech giant has failed to act on his disclosures about ‘intimate’ Siri recordings
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Google Project Nightingale: tens of millions of health records gathered ‘without consent’
In Depth Search giant’s new deal with health firm could make it a key player in the medical tech race
By The Week Staff Published
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How ‘landmark’ right to be forgotten case will change Google search results
In Depth Search giant wins four-year legal battle against tougher privacy laws
By The Week Staff Last updated
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UN to set up global ‘snooper’s league table’
Speed Read Human rights expert to measure countries’ privacy safeguards
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Facebook ‘hides’ 1.5 billion users from privacy protection
In Depth Social network moves users out of reach of new European laws
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Google loses landmark ‘right to be forgotten’ case
In Depth High Court rules in favour of businessman who wanted his criminal past erased from search engine
By The Week Staff Published
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Criminals ‘more trusted with data than government’
In Depth Poll highlights public fears as the EU prepares biggest overhaul of data privacy laws in 20 years
By The Week Staff Last updated
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