Zack Whittaker reports on a leak by Oracle’s BlueKai that exposed tons of consumer data. Oracle’s not saying what companies are to blame for the leak, but the leak was described as involving “billions of records.” TechCrunch reviewed the data and found names, home addresses, email addresses and other identifiable data in the database. The…
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Colleges debate whether to detail positive coronavirus tests for athletes
Steve Megargee reports: Over the past two weeks, as college athletes have returned to campuses to work out and prepare for sports later this year, a handful of them have tested positive for coronavirus. Arkansas State. Houston. Boise State. Iowa State. Oklahoma State. More than a dozen schools in all. Just how many positive tests…
30,000 Unsuspecting Rose Bowl Attendees Were Scooped Up in a Facial Recognition Test
Dave Gershgorn reports: New Year’s Day 2020, more than 90,000 college football fans piled into the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, to watch the Oregon Ducks play the Wisconsin Badgers. It turns out some of those fans were being watched, too. Before they even entered the stadium, thousands of attendees were being captured by…
Ca: Double-double tracking: How Tim Hortons knows where you sleep, work and vacation
I’ve been reading an article by James McCleod on how he discovered that the Tim Hortons app was tracking consumers’ location in violation of their written privacy assurances. Tim Hortons is a popular coffee/fast food chain in Canada. It is owned by Restaurant Brands International (RBI). James had requested his data from RBI under Canada’s…