It uses machine learning and social media and is very sensitive to privacy concerns often associated with mining data about individuals.
The researchers asked specifically about medical websites, assuming participants would be more mindful of privacy considerations in such a sensitive context.
It could turn on your camera and GPS and stream feeds to a remote server, enabling cyber-criminals to corrupt privacy settings and steal your most sensitive data (including passwords, contacts and transactions).
EU-ETS also creates a costly administrative burden to operators, and the requirement that operators share sensitive personal data raises serious privacy and confidentiality concerns.
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Users should be encouraged (and equipped) to encrypt any sensitive email using PGP or GNU Privacy Guard (see Resources).
Having a little friction around sharing is one of the better ways to protect your privacy, so think twice before automatically placing sensitive information in places where it can easily go public.
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Now, even the most privacy-conscious users can rest assured about putting their sensitive data in the Cloud.
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Putting sensitive real-world data into the virtual world presents a few privacy problems, Paradiso admits.
Jonas is even prouder of Nora's new sibling: Anna, for "anonymous resolution, " which encourages organizations to share sensitive info without fear of losing it in an embarrassing breach of privacy.
Prof Woodward explained that while Cryptofiler is no longer used for extremely sensitive documents, it is still used by the likes of Nato for protecting privacy and other information that could be valuable to hackers.
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During a Congressional hearing today about how much privacy you deserve when it comes to your smartphone, senators made clear that they were uncomfortable with the sensitive location and personal data that iPhone and Android phones are collecting and to whom that data gets passed along.
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Instead, the DOL proposal would require employers to publicly disclose sensitive personal and business information of current and prospective employees and clients, against federal agency recommendations on data privacy and potentially in violation of state privacy laws and private contracts.
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