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How sensors and data could disrupt the luxury brand market
Sensors and data present a major opportunity for fashion and consumer brands to create new customer experiences. The challenge is convincing consumers. Read more…
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Advertising revenue models are back – and riskier than ever
Is advertising becoming a viable business model again? Netflix and Uber think so. The question is whether consumers will feel the same way. Read more…
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Medibank reveals full scope of data breach – it’s bad
Medibank says a cyber attack compromised data of all of its of its nearly 4 million customers, as it warned of a major hit to its first-half earnings. Read more…
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Indonesia has a personal data protection law now
Indonesia has passed into law a personal data protection bill that includes corporate fines and up to six years imprisonment for mishandling data. Read more…
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Personal data of Vodafone Idea users allegedly exposed
Cybersecurity firm CyberX9 says it uncovered vulnerabilities in the system of Vodafone Idea that exposed personal data of 20 million postpaid customers. Read more…
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Can AI do for people what it’s done for chess?
AI has changed the way we play chess. It can potentially do the same for the decisions we make in our daily lives – but will those changes be good or bad? Read more…
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Hacker claims to have info on 48 million COVID app users
A hacker has claimed to have obtained the personal information of 48.5 million users of a COVID health code mobile app run by the city of Shanghai. Read more…
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Shanghai police data breach could be biggest ever if confirmed
A hacker has claimed to have procured a trove of personal information from the Shanghai police on one billion Chinese citizens. Read more…
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Rune Labs clear to use Apple Watch to monitor Parkinson’s symptoms
Rune Labs receives clearance from the US FDA to use the Apple Watch to monitor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Read more…
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Wellness tech: trendy gadgets for the rich, or better health for everyone?
Wellness tech can help poor people with medical conditions, but the marketing is focused on affluent people living healthy lifestyles. Read more…
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Insurance companies must embrace user-held data models
Insurance companies want to use customer behavior data to set premiums, but this raises privacy concerns. User-held data models can help. Read more…
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Wellness and health wearables need open ecosystems to thrive
Wearables companies think they can succeed with closed ecosystems. History is against them – when data is king, openness is the way forward. Read more…
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APAC consumers don’t trust you with their personal data
Consumers increasingly dislike sharing personal data with digital services and are becoming less tolerant of companies that don’t protect it. Read more…
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MWC22 wrap: 4YFN steals the show
MWC22 is over. Wired: 4YFN, health tech, sports tech, Ukraine, data and young people. Tired: old guys and metaverse-washing. Read more…
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Give people the data they need to shift to sustainable lifestyles
Fighting climate change requires people to adopt sustainable lifestyles – data can show them that their actions are making a difference. Read more…
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Local and personal data are crucial to fight climate change
Data is a crucial component to research climate and nature, but we also need micro-level data to make people’s lives more sustainable. Read more…
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The metaverse is coming for your biometric and health data
Meta, Apple and Microsoft want to collect your biometric and health data. We need to change the way we deal with data before it’s too late. Read more…
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Human trust still matters in a trustless digital future
Some people see trustless models as the future of the Internet, yet human trust is still essential to digital services. Read more…
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We need more reliable data for better healthcare – wearables can help
It’s time to think about how wearables data can be better utilized for clinical trials, public health and healthcare overall. Read more…
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Digital giants own you now, but could it be very different tomorrow?
Governments still own or regulate infrastructure, but digital infrastructure is predominantly owned and managed by private digital giants. Read more…