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Hohhot launches public data initiative to boost economic, social development
1 month, 1 week ago

Hohhot launches public data initiative to boost economic, social development

China Daily  

A big data center is pictured in Hohhot. A conference titled "Streamlining Data Circulation, Unlocking Data Value" was held on Nov 10 in Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, marking the city's commitment to accelerating public data resource development. Recognizing this, Hohhot has utilized its unique position as a national hub for digital infrastructure – housing key …

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Massive data breach that includes Social Security numbers may be even worse than suspected
4 months, 1 week ago

Massive data breach that includes Social Security numbers may be even worse than suspected

LA Times  

The data breach, which includes Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, could power a raft of identity theft, one expert says. The company whose data breach potentially exposed every American’s Social Security number to identity thieves finally has acknowledged the data theft — and said hackers obtained even more sensitive information than previously reported. National Public Data, a Florida-based …

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Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself
4 months, 1 week ago

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself

LA Times  

The breach, which includes Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, could power a raft of identity theft, one expert says. The breach, which includes Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, could power a raft of identity theft, fraud and other crimes, said Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. “And if people weren’t …

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Apple is about to reveal the AI iPhone. It could be make or break
6 months, 1 week ago

Apple is about to reveal the AI iPhone. It could be make or break

The Independent  

The AI iPhone is finally about to arrive. It appears that Apple’s plan is to bring AI – which it might refer to as Apple Intelligence – to as many products and as much of its operating system as possible, infusing it across its technologies in subtle and not so subtle ways. open image in gallery Apple will introduce its …

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Heat of the moment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat of the moment

The Hindu  

We end April by circling back to a conundrum we raised at the start of this month. Unregulated OTC drugs may spell graver health consequences – including drug abuse, increased risk of adverse drug reactions, delayed access to healthcare and possible compromise in storage of medicines. New evidence from the World Health Organisation shows the same antibiotics that were sold …

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New data law, a barrier to journalistic free speech
8 months, 1 week ago

New data law, a barrier to journalistic free speech

The Hindu  

In August 2023, India got its first comprehensive data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Three previous drafts of the DPDP Act had exemptions for journalistic activities, but the final law withdrew such an exemption. Three previous drafts of the DPDP Act, one released by an expert committee on data protection, the other by the government, and …

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Ludhiana: Protect student’s Aadhaar data or face action, govt schools told
8 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Protect student’s Aadhaar data or face action, govt schools told

Hindustan Times  

The state’s school education department issued an order adopting a strict stance to maintain the confidentiality of students’ Aadhaar data. The letter also warns of strict action in case an incident of Aadhaar data being made public, either by any district education officer or school head comes to light. In a letter issued to all district education officers and school …

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Unleashing value of public data assets essential for fostering digital economy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Unleashing value of public data assets essential for fostering digital economy

China Daily  

A staff member walks past a screen at the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data at Guizhou University in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province, May 23, 2023. However, China's data assets are facing such problems as the lack of high-quality supply, the lack of a clear path for compliance-based use, and the insufficient added value after application. According to …

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How many students are still missing from American schools? Here's what the data says
1 year ago

How many students are still missing from American schools? Here's what the data says

The Independent  

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In Manipur, mobile data internet services ban extended till Oct 16
1 year, 2 months ago

In Manipur, mobile data internet services ban extended till Oct 16

Firstpost  

Mobile internet was banned after violence broke out in the state on May 3. However, it was again banned on September 26 after public agitation hit Imphal valley The Manipur government on Wednesday extended the suspension of mobile data internet services for five days till October 16 evening, an official notification said. Orders issued by secretariat, home department, said the …

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How Amazon’s ‘neighborhood watch’ turns police officers into ‘Reddit moderators’
1 year, 2 months ago

How Amazon’s ‘neighborhood watch’ turns police officers into ‘Reddit moderators’

LA Times  

September 23, 2021, was a busy day in Jeffry Poole’s inbox. Billed as the “new neighborhood watch” when it launched in May 2018, Neighbors positioned itself as an app to unite “your neighbors, the Ring News team and local law enforcement, so we can work together to stop burglaries, prevent package theft and make our communities safer for all.” Ring, …

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Today’s Cache | Meta’s ChatGPT rival goes public; Anthropic CEO to testify before Senate; Global smartphone market dips
1 year, 5 months ago

Today’s Cache | Meta’s ChatGPT rival goes public; Anthropic CEO to testify before Senate; Global smartphone market dips

The Hindu  

Meta’s ChatGPT rival goes public Facebook-parent Meta announced the release of its next generation AI model Llama 2 this week, with Microsoft as its “preferred partner.” While Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google did not provide extensive details about the training data sets for their ChatGPT and Bard chatbots respectively, Meta pushed for an open-source approach and said its model would allow …

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2.5M Genworth policyholders and 769K retired California workers and beneficiaries affected by hack
1 year, 6 months ago

2.5M Genworth policyholders and 769K retired California workers and beneficiaries affected by hack

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The country’s largest public pension fund says the personal information of about 769,000 retired California employees and other beneficiaries — including Social Security numbers — was among data stolen by Russian cybercriminals in the breach of a popular file-transfer application. The same vendor, PBI Research Services/Berwyn Group, also lost the personal data of at least 2.5 million …

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COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’
1 year, 10 months ago

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’

LA Times  

It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The heartache of having so many people die weighs heavily on all of us here at public health,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “Both perspectives are understandable because the risk of getting sick, the risk of having severe …

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Hackers target L.A.’s Housing Authority in a suspected ransomware attack
1 year, 11 months ago

Hackers target L.A.’s Housing Authority in a suspected ransomware attack

LA Times  

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles was assessing the damage Tuesday from an apparent attack by hackers who are threatening to publish a vast store of the agency’s data they claim to have seized. HACLA officials did not provide updates Tuesday afternoon to their Monday night statement that referred to a “cyber event.” “We are working diligently …

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Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say
2 years, 7 months ago

Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say

LA Times  

As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing and other COVID-19 prevention strategies, elected officials and health departments alike are now championing antiviral pills. National supply counts, which the Biden administration has shared sporadically, aren’t the only data local health officials need to ensure their residents can access the treatments. But not everyone completes it, she said: “Oftentimes, we …

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Omicron variant puts US coronavirus sequencing to the test
3 years ago

Omicron variant puts US coronavirus sequencing to the test

CNN  

CNN — Rows of scientists sit before racks of coronavirus samples inside a laboratory in Henderson, North Carolina, wearing face masks and scrubs. “We are now sequencing approximately 80,000 samples per week – about one in every seven PCR positive cases,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told a White House coronavirus briefing Tuesday. Currently, there are about 68 state and …

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Data | How did Central Public Sector Enterprises perform in FY2020?
3 years, 3 months ago

Data | How did Central Public Sector Enterprises perform in FY2020?

The Hindu  

Financial Year 2020, the one-year period just before the national lockdown was announced, was relatively worse for Central Public Sector Enterprises in terms of profits and employment. Profit and loss Close to 66.8% of the CPSEs made profits in FY20 — the lowest share in the last five years. Double blow The aggregate net profit of profit-making CPSEs reduced from …

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Queensland Police Service tightens internal protocols on COVID Check In app access after officers perform 'lawful' data search
3 years, 5 months ago

Queensland Police Service tightens internal protocols on COVID Check In app access after officers perform 'lawful' data search

ABC  

The Queensland Police Service obtained a "lawfully issued search warrant" to access data from the Check In Queensland COVID-19 app. Key points: Officers are now advised not to access the app "except in extraordinary circumstances" Privacy Commissioner Phillip Green says he can see why the public would have concerns about police access to the app The state government is considering …

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It’s been declared safe and effective. But missteps dog AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine
3 years, 9 months ago

It’s been declared safe and effective. But missteps dog AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine

LA Times  

AstraZeneca’s release of encouraging data Monday about its COVID-19 vaccine from its U.S. trial raised hopes that the drug company could bury doubts about the shot and put a troubled rollout behind it. But hours later, U.S. officials issued an unusual statement expressing concern that the company had included “outdated information” from its study and that it may have provided …

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Explained: Vaccine Dosing Debates Add To Public Confusion
3 years, 11 months ago

Explained: Vaccine Dosing Debates Add To Public Confusion

News 18  

The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more people a first shot international differences that are adding to public confusion. There’s growing debate about whether to change vaccine dosing methods the time between shots or even the amount in each shot to stretch scarce …

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Tracking who gets vaccinated is vital for public health, but it’s raising privacy concerns
3 years, 11 months ago

Tracking who gets vaccinated is vital for public health, but it’s raising privacy concerns

LA Times  

For years, California and other states have collected detailed personal data from those getting immunizations to ensure children received the required shots. “There has to be an exemption for people who are afraid to provide all their information,” said Jim Mangia, chief executive of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, a nonprofit that is planning to soon deliver tens …

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Chandrayaan-2 mission's initial data released: ISRO
3 years, 11 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 mission's initial data released: ISRO

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said it has released the first set of data from the country's second mission to the Moon, the Chandrayaan-2, for the general public. The public release data archived at the Indian Space Science Data Centre in Bylalu, near Bengaluru is prepared in the standard, globally followed Planetary Data System 4 format for public …

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Regulatory turf today prevents an Ant-like IPO. But things are changing
4 years, 1 month ago

Regulatory turf today prevents an Ant-like IPO. But things are changing

Live Mint  

As much as $2.8 trillion, or money almost equal to the GDP of India, was available to buy shares of Alibaba Jack Ma’s Ant Group last week, making the $34.4 billion IPO, which has now run into trouble with the Chinese regulators, hugely oversubscribed. Two reasons prevent an Ant-like entity that will stitch together the entire financial life of a …

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