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Ian Forrester

Police will have 'backdoor' access to health records despite opt-out, says MP | Society... - 0 views

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    "David Davis says police would be able to approach central NHS database without a warrant as critics warn of catastrophic breach of trust "
Ian Forrester

NHS disregards patient requests to opt out of sharing medical records | Society | The G... - 0 views

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    " Officials now admit they shared data because otherwise it would have affected patients' treatment "
Ian Forrester

NHS England patient data 'uploaded to Google servers', Tory MP says | Society | theguar... - 0 views

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    "Health select committee member Sarah Wollaston queries how data was secured by PA Consulting and uploaded to servers outside UK"
Ian Forrester

Your refrigerator probably hasn't joined a botnet - Boing Boing - 0 views

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    A mediagenic press-release from Proofpoint, a security firm, announced that its researchers had discovered a 100,000-device-strong botnet made up of hacked "Internet of Things" appliances, such as refrigerators
Ian Forrester

How dating app Grindr makes it easy to stalk 5 million gay men | Ars Technica - 0 views

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    "Location sharing allows user whearabouts to be tracked around the clock."
Ian Forrester

BBC News - Dating apps found 'leaking' location data - 0 views

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    "Many mobile dating apps can be hacked to expose the exact location of users, warn security experts. "
Ian Forrester

Indoor Location Technology Uses Wi-Fi to Track Shoppers | MIT Technology Review - 0 views

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    Indoor location technology brings Internet-style tracking to physical spaces.
Ian Forrester

The future of wearable technology is not wearables - it's analysing the data | Technolo... - 0 views

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    Wearable technology's evolution is not about the gadget on the wrist but what is done with the data they collect, says computational biologist
Ian Forrester

Here comes the 'Internet of Self' | Computerworld - 0 views

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    When the quantified self movement collides with the Internet of Things, the world becomes an extension of you.
Ian Forrester

Of Course 23andMe's Plan Has Been to Sell Your Genetic Data All Along - 0 views

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    23andMe announced what Forbes reports is only the first of ten deals with big biotech companies: Genentech will pay up to $60 million for access to 23andMe's data to study Parkinson's. You think 23andMe was about selling fun DNA spit tests for $99 a pop? Nope, it's been about selling your data all along.
Ian Forrester

Ai Weiwei is Living in Our Future - Medium - 0 views

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    Living under permanent surveillance and what that means for our freedom
Ian Forrester

Big Mother Is Watching You: The Track-Everything Revolution Is Here Whether You Want It... - 0 views

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    "If you keep your fitness-related New Year's resolutions in 2015, it'll likely be thanks to the new wave of devices and apps that have taken monitoring things like newborn sleep patterns and blood oxygenation from geek hobby to mass-market juggernaut. But what happens when companies have access to the most mundane details about our bodies? "
Ian Forrester

If TiVo Thinks You Are Gay, Here's How to Set It Straight - WSJ - 0 views

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    The original My Tivo Thinks I'm gay recommendation dilemma
Ian Forrester

Google CEO says privacy doesn't matter. Google blacklists CNet for violating CEO's priv... - 0 views

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    "Google CEO Eric Schmidt says privacy isn't important, and if you want to keep something private, "maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place" (in other words, "innocent people have nothing to hide.")"
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