Day: May 4, 2020

Iceland Has Tested 13% of Its Population for Coronavirus. They have days with 0 deaths. Here’s What It Found

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Iceland’s testing yielded new leads for scientists about how the virus behaves. Early results suggested 0.6 percent of the population were “silent carriers” of the disease with no symptoms or only a mild cough and runny nose. Preliminary research suggests one-third of those who tested positive at deCODE infected someone around them, providing evidence that Read more about Iceland Has Tested 13% of Its Population for Coronavirus. They have days with 0 deaths. Here’s What It Found[…]

Researchers create a new system to protect users’ online data by checking if data entered is consistent with the privacy policy

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Researchers have created a new a new system that helps Internet users ensure their online data is secure. The software-based system, called Mitigator, includes a plugin users can install in their browser that will give them a secure signal when they visit a website verified to process its data in compliance with the site’s privacy Read more about Researchers create a new system to protect users’ online data by checking if data entered is consistent with the privacy policy[…]

Antwerpen Uni bans video app Zoom – city of Antwerp is stupid enough to keep using it

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De Universiteit Antwerpen verbiedt het gebruik van videobelapp Zoom. De applicatie zou niet veilig genoeg en de universiteit wil geen risico’s nemen nadat men vorig jaar al eens het slachtoffer is geworden van een cyberaanval. Ook Google en de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA namen onlangs het besluit om Zoom niet meer te gebruiken. Bij de stad Read more about Antwerpen Uni bans video app Zoom – city of Antwerp is stupid enough to keep using it[…]

UK COVID-19 contact tracing app data may be kept for ‘research’ after crisis ends, MPs told

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Britons will not be able to ask NHS admins to delete their COVID-19 tracking data from government servers, digital arm NHSX’s chief exec Matthew Gould admitted to MPs this afternoon. Gould also told Parliament’s Human Rights Committee that data harvested from Britons through NHSX’s COVID-19 contact tracing app would be “pseudonymised” – and appeared to Read more about UK COVID-19 contact tracing app data may be kept for ‘research’ after crisis ends, MPs told[…]

Why smartphones are digital truth serum

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Do smartphones alter what people are willing to disclose about themselves to others? A new study in the Journal of Marketing suggests that they might. The research indicates that people are more willing to reveal personal information about themselves online using their smartphones compared to desktop computers. For example, Tweets and reviews composed on smartphones Read more about Why smartphones are digital truth serum[…]