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Apple-Google Virus Tracking Plan Carries Data Security Risks
April 22, 2020
According to Bloomberg Law, Apple and Google’s ambitious COVID-19 contact tracing plan creates a tempting target for cybercriminals looking for sensitive health data to find out who’s been infected with the coronavirus.
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Greenwood: Verily Coronavirus Test Yields Personal Data Bounty
April 06, 2020
Writing in Foreign Policy, Faye Greenwood explains how, with the blessing of both federal and state governments, Google's Verily has set up a system where people must choose between sharing their health data with the company and, practically speaking, not getting a coronavirus test.
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McKinsey & Company Provides Insights on COVID-19 Implications
April 01, 2020
McKinsey & Company is providing updates regarding the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, including an article intended to provide business leaders with a perspective on the evolving situation and implications for their companies.
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EFF: How Google Shares, Monetizes, and Exploits User Data
March 24, 2020
The Electronic Frontier Foundation ("EFF") explains that Google monetizes what it observes about people by using data to build individual profiles with demographics and interests that advertisers use to target groups based on traits and by sharing data with advertisers directly and soliciting bids on individual ads.
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Walle: Companies Need to Address Data Ethics as Well as Data Privacy
March 16, 2020
Writing in Forbes, Thomas Walle explains why, beyond the hard legal guidelines relating to data privacy, companies should be equally concerned about data ethics relating to how collected data is used for commercial purposes.
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