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Using Big Tech to tackle coronavirus risks swapping one lockdown for another | Adam Smith

An app that logs movements and contacts might seem like a fair trade…

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Why isn’t the government publishing more data about coronavirus deaths? | Jeni Tennison

Studying the past is futile in an unprecedented crisis. Science is the answer…

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Contacts of 1m Virgin Media customers left on unsecured database

At least one person from outside Virgin Media accessed non-financial detailsAlmost a million…

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China cracks down on ‘sexual innuendo’ and ‘celebrity gossip’ in new censorship rules

Controls on the ‘online information content ecosystem’ bring heightened concern about freedom of…

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Our personal health history is too valuable to be harvested by the tech giants | Eerke Boiten

Action to prevent deeper access to our private lives and data is more…

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Google software glitch sent some users’ videos to strangers

Bug affected users of Google Takeout exporting from Google Photos in late NovemberGoogle…

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Will we just accept our loss of privacy, or has the techlash already begun? | Alan Rusbridger

Not so long ago we searched Google. Now we seem quite happy to…

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Will we just accept our loss of privacy, or has the techlash already begun? | Alan Rusbridger

Not so long ago we searched Google. Now we seem quite happy to…

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