Science news articles about 'privacy risks'

A US military computer science professor has warned that a trend to push software into the "clouds" exacerbates privacy risks as people trust information to the Internet.

... virtually in online fantasy worlds like Second Life, but those virtual activities may jeopardize your privacy in the real world, says a study recently released by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

... Ontario's new enhanced driver's licences will allow people to secretly track other people's activities and movements unless privacy protection is added, warns the province's privacy commissioner.

... are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet ...

... to commercial data aggregators who perform analyses for pharmaceutical companies; the potential privacy risk with such a practice is if the patients can be re-identified from this data. There is now ...

... produces too many errors and puts patients' privacy at risk." Federal legislation passed over a decade ... 8 percent of the time and exposes patients to privacy risks because a large amount of personal ...

... and tech-savvy youngsters. While these devices keep friends and colleagues just a few thumb-taps away, they also pose new security and privacy risks.