Chiaki Kameda reports: TOKYO — Japan will make it easier for startups and other technology companies to gain access to medical records as part of an effort to drive innovation and spur investments in the health care sector. To ensure that businesses handle personal health information appropriately, a certification program will be set up by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,…
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EU Court Endorses Minor Privacy Intrusion for Petty Crime
Barbara Leonard reports: Stealing a phone may not be a particularly serious crime, but the European Court of Justice concluded Tuesday that gathering certain telecom data about the thief likewise is not too serious a breach of privacy. The robbery at issue occurred on Feb. 16, 2015, but police believed that they could track down…
Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
Thomas Brewster reports: It finally happened. The feds forced an Apple iPhone X owner to unlock their device with their face. A child abuse investigation unearthed by Forbes includes the first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect’s iPhone. That’s by any police agency anywhere…
Web inventor Berners-Lee creates a new privacy first way of dealing with the internet
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports: We live our lives on the internet. That’s because when Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the web, he made it easy for everyone to use it and share information. Fast forward 28-years, and your personal information is controlled largely by major companies such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Enough already. Berners-Lee wants…