Data Privacy
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Study of Google data collection comes amid increased scrutiny over digital privacy
The study for Digital Content Next found much of the data Google collects from Android-enabled devices happens when the user is not interacting with Google products. (Illustration/Pamela Saxon) Google may not know whether you’ve been bad or good but it knows when you’re sleeping and when you’re awake. If you use… Read MoreNov. 1, 2018
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Study applies game theory to genomic privacy
It comes down to privacy — biomedical research can’t proceed without human genomic data sharing, and genomic data sharing can’t proceed without some reasonable level of assurance that de-identified data from patients and other research participants will stay de-identified after they’re released for research. Data use agreements that carry penalties… Read MoreJan. 13, 2017