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Darwin council promises not to use facial recognition technology in new CCTV cameras – Technology
Posted August 19, 2019 09:13:03 Photo: More than 100 new CCTV cameras have been installed in Darwin city. (ABC News: Andy Hyde) New CCTV cameras rolled out across the Darwin CBD have facial recognition technology, but the city council insists that capability will not be used, even though it was included in its application for …
Senators Go After Ed Tech on Student Data Usage — Campus Technology
Privacy Senators Go After Ed Tech on Student Data Usage By Dian Schaffhauser 08/16/19 Some of the biggest names in ed tech received word this week from a team of Democratic senators to hand over details on their data collection practices. The request from U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA) and …
AI disaster mitigation technology to predict river flooding with limited data
Figure 1: Summary diagram of the river water level prediction AI. Credit: Fujitsu Fujitsu today announced the development of a technology that draws on mathematical models built with limited data on rainfall and water levels to create flooding predictions for rivers. The solution leverages Fujitsu Human Centric AI Zinrai, a comprehensive portfolio that encompasses Fujitsu’s …
So It Turns Out Hackers Can Steal Yr Data Using An App That’s Pre-Installed On All iPhones
Boy, it’s been a tough week for Apple. First, the company’s FaceID technology was hacked, then they got in deep shit when it was revealed that secret software will disable features and send warnings if you try to replace the battery anywhere but the Apple store. But the latest issue that was uncovered at this …
Counterparts Technology saves Sydney’s historical data with Veeam, HPE
Sydney’s The Mint museum Credit: Sydney Living Museums Counterparts Technology has overhauled Sydney Living Museums’ IT systems with solutions from Veeam Software and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The combination of Veeam Software’s cloud solution through the Veeam Availability Suite and HPE’s storage infrastructure were provided by Counterparts Technology in order to address issues with SLM’s …
China releases July 2019 trade data, exports and imports
Tonghai Port Area in Nantong, China’s Jiangsu province. Xu Congjun | Visual China Group | Getty Images China said on Thursday its U.S. dollar-denominated exports in July rose 3.3% from a year ago while imports fell 5.6% during the same period. The country’s trade surplus last month was $45.06 billion, according to customs data. Economists …
Capital One now needs to double down on technology after data breach
David Murphy , Opinion contributor Published 7:51 p.m. ET Aug. 7, 2019 Banks perform threat analyses on brick-and-mortar branches; cybersecurity should get the same scrutiny: Another view I don’t care how a bank acts. Whether it wants to be a bank, a technology company or a circus, I’m a happy customer as long as it …
World’s priciest drug approved after “data manipulation,” FDA alleges
The world’s most costly drug was approved with inaccurate data, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The gene therapy Zolgensma was given the green light by the FDA in May at the price of $2.125 million for a one-time treatment for children with a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy, a leading genetic …
PillPack’s feud with Surescripts amplifies patient health data debate
Amazon’s online pharmacy PillPack is now embroiled in a huge fight that has big implications for the future of healthcare. In July, CNBC reported that PillPack was considering suing Surescripts, a company that collects and transmits data about prescription drugs from providers to pharmacies, arguing that it should have access to medication history data that …
Free soil workshop August 9 will introduce ground-breaking data technology
DYSART, Iowa (KWWL) – A free, two-hour workshop on Friday, August 9 in Dysart will introduce ground-breaking technology that provides soil biology data. Hosted by North Iowa Agronomy Partners and Trace Genomics, Soil At Work aims to give growers the tools and information they need on the new technology. Jeremy Sills, agronomy consultant with North Iowa Agronomy Partners, calls it …
