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Smart TV voice recognition software could transmit 'personal or other sensitive information' to a third party, Samsung's policy warns

Long Island resident said her web search history and 'trying to learn how to cook lentils' prompted a visit from authorities but police say search was prompted by tipoff

"Marriott came under fire for its hotspot blocking policies last year, when the Federal Communications Commission slapped the hotel chain with a $600,000 fine. Hotel management had been preventing hotspot use"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Living under permanent surveillance and what that means for our freedom

"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? "