PRIVACY

Jul 20 2025TECHNOLOGY

Molly White’s Tech and Reading Habits: A Peek into Privacy and Literature

Molly White, known for her work on Web3 technologies and her Citation Needed newsletter, shares her tech preferences and reading habits. She uses a Pixel 7, which she considers relatively new for her, as she tends to use devices until they are no longer functional. Her phone wallpaper is a picture o

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Jul 18 2025POLITICS

Medicaid Data Sharing: A New Immigration Enforcement Tool?

The Trump administration has quietly authorized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to access sensitive personal data of Medicaid recipients. This data includes home addresses, ethnic backgrounds, and other identifying information of the 79 million people enrolled in the program. The agreement

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Jul 17 2025BUSINESS

Meta's Big Privacy Mess: Investors and Leaders Settle

A huge legal fight just ended quietly. Meta's big bosses, including Mark Zuckerberg, agreed to settle a case that could have cost them billions. Shareholders were mad about privacy issues that led to big fines. They wanted the leaders to pay up personally. But now, the trial is over, and no one is s

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Jul 16 2025OPINION

Navigating Personal Boundaries at Work: A Guide to Keeping Your Life Private

At work, it's important to keep some things to yourself. Everyone has a right to privacy, especially when it comes to personal matters. Imagine a situation where someone at work digs into your personal history without asking. It's not okay, and it's definitely not something to discuss at the office.

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Jul 06 2025HEALTH

Smart Tech in Medicine: How AI is Changing the Game

AI is making big waves in healthcare. It's not just about robots and sci-fi stuff. This tech is helping doctors spot diseases earlier and treat patients better. For example, AI can look at medical images and find cancer before it spreads. It's like having a super-smart assistant that never gets tire

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Jul 05 2025HEALTH

Keeping Medical Data Safe in the Digital Age

In today's world, healthcare is getting smarter. Devices connected to the internet are helping doctors and patients in amazing ways. They can check on patients from afar, give treatments just for you, and even spot diseases early. But there's a catch. All this cool tech means sensitive health info i

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Jul 03 2025ENVIRONMENT

Sorting Plastics Smarter: A New Way to Recycle

Plastic waste is a big problem. Sorting it correctly is super important for recycling to work well. Right now, most systems use fancy cameras or big computers that aren't very flexible. This makes recycling expensive and not very good at handling different types of plastic. A new study looked at a

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Jul 01 2025HEALTH

A New Chapter for 23andMe: What's Next for Your Genetic Data?

A big change is happening for 23andMe. A court just gave the green light for the company to be sold to a nonprofit group. This group is led by Anne Wojcicki, who used to be the CEO. The sale is worth $305 million. This is not the first time 23andMe has been up for sale. Earlier, there was a $256 mil

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Jun 29 2025TECHNOLOGY

AI Fitness Summaries: Are They Really Helpful?

Fitness apps are now packed with AI summaries. These summaries are supposed to make sense of all the data collected from wearables. But do they really help? Take Strava's Athlete Intelligence, for example. It takes workout data and tries to explain it in simple terms. Whoop has Whoop Coach, which g

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Jun 28 2025HEALTH

Connecting Health Records for Better Baby Care

In the U. S. , parents and babies often visit different hospitals for care. This can make it tough to gather all the needed health info for research. Linking electronic health records (EHR) from various places could help. But how can this be done while keeping everyone's privacy safe? Researchers h

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