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    Travel startups cry foul over what Google’s doing with their data

    Travel startups cry foul over what Google’s doing with their data - Tech Crunch As the antitrust drumbeat continues to pound on tech giants, with Reuters reporting comments today from the U.S. Justice Department that it’s moving “full-tilt” on an investigation of platform giants including...
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    The great Equifax mystery: 17 months later, the stolen data has never been found, and experts are starting to suspect a spy scheme

    The great Equifax mystery: 17 months later, the stolen data has never been found, and experts are starting to suspect a spy scheme - CNBC Equifax's data breach on Sept. 7, 2017, stunned markets and American consumers, but where the data of those 143 million people disappeared to has remained a...
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    How Privacy Regulation Can Emerge from the Data Dark Ages

    How Privacy Regulation Can Emerge from the Data Dark Ages - FEE When regulations seek consumer protection at all costs, they’ll always limit data access. Data privacy in the United States isn’t in a good place. As it stands, it’s a confusing system that’s failing to ensure consumer...
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    Big tech has your kid’s data — and you probably gave it to them

    Big tech has your kid’s data — and you probably gave it to them - Vox A new report highlights the way big tech companies collect data on children. Many parents today enjoy posting about their family on social media. But along with those adorable photos, they are sharing crucial data about...
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    Six things to do with your data before you die

    Six things to do with your data before you die - MIT Technology Review How to make sure your loved ones can get into all your accounts. Or, alternatively—how to cover your tracks. What would happen to your digital estate if you died, suddenly, before finishing this paragraph? Would your...
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    Who controls your data?

    Who controls your data? - Engadget We requested our personal information from dozens of companies. Here’s what they gave us -- and what they didn’t. The average American, one study tell us, touches their phone 2,600 times per day. By the end of a given year, that's nearly a million...
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    'Data is a fingerprint': why you aren't as anonymous as you think online

    'Data is a fingerprint': why you aren't as anonymous as you think online - The Guardian So-called ‘anonymous’ data can be easily used to identify everything from our medical records to purchase histories In August 2016, the Australian government released an “anonymised” data set comprising...
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