Privacy
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23andMe's bankruptcy isn't just a finance story, it's a potential privacy crisis
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The ancestral testing juggernaut's corporate collapse opens a new — but not wholly unforeseen — front in the battle over who has access to your genetic data
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Data blunders put Japan's after-work boozing culture in the spotlight
Under The Radar Excessive alcohol consumption and an analogue work culture combine to create a recipe for disaster when it comes to sensitive files
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: How the internet has changed the Amazon
Podcast Plus, anonymity for sex-crime suspects, and a bad day for French pride
By The Week Staff Published
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The Kate Middleton conspiracy theories and the royals' right to privacy
Talking Points Internet speculation 'rife' about the whereabouts of the Princess of Wales
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK 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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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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Trudeaus’ split: should we care about private lives of politicians?
Today's Big Question The separation between what is private and public is ‘dubious’, says one commentator
By Chas Newkey-Burden 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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Why Matt Hancock’s private life is of public interest
feature Media coverage of former health secretary’s affair has reawakened debate about press intrusion
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Privacy minefield’: can businesses adapt to new contact-tracing rules?
In Depth Bars, restaurants and other venues in England instructed to record customers’ details to enable coronavirus tracking
By The Week Staff Last updated
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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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Instant Opinion: Boris Johnson is telling the working class: ‘good luck out there’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 12 May
By The Week Staff Published
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