MartinEnvironment Indoor chemical pollution impacts often remain invisible sciencemag.org Researcher tests emissions after stir fry for study of indoor air. Furniture, flooring, construction materials, and humans and their habits are just …
MartinBusiness Plastic: Where Is It Going, And What Is The Law Doing To Control It? Forbes - University of Houston Energy FellowsPost written by Alfonso Lopez de la Osa Escribano, Director of the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law, University of Houston Law Center “Avoid using plastic, and if that is not possible, try to reuse it much
MartinTechnology Companies can track your phone — unless you change these security settings Fox News - The Kim Komando ShowFor big tech companies, data is money. Their goal is to collect as much info about you as they can, and try as we might, there’s no surefire way to shut them out entirely. There are steps you can take
MartinPrivacy Your data has been sold to websites like MyLife and WhitePages. Here's how to remove it USA TODAY - Jefferson GrahamIf you think your privacy is at risk when it comes to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, they're nothing compared to the "people search engines." We're talking WhitePages, MyLife.com, BeenVerified
MartinU.S. Politics Unsecured phone lines are 'so easy to hack it's scary,' experts say - Business Insider Business Insider - Aaron HolmesPresident Donald Trump made Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server a hallmark of his 2016 campaign, but the president now regularly conducts phone calls using unsecured devices, according to new
MartinHow-To's How Can I Close Accounts for Old Services I Don't Use Anymore? Lifehacker - Whitson Gordon In your decade(s) of internet use, you’ve probably created dozens, if not hundreds, of user accounts—for online retailers, gaming sites, messaging …
MartinIdentity Theft The real 'Catch Me If You Can' con artist says every scam involves these red flags CNBC - Robert Exley Jr. That's $400 million more than 2017, according to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network. 71-year-old Frank Abagnale is a reformed con artist and author …
MartinMobile Technology TikTok lawsuit claims video app “vacuums up” user data and sends it to China Digital Trends - Andy Boxall Massively popular video-based social network TikTok has been accused of illegally transferring user data from the U.S. to China, in a class action …
MartinInternet How To Delete Yourself From The Internet Forbes - Curtis SilverWith the calendar about to turn over into the burning dumpster fire that is an election year in the United States, you may be staring at Twitter with a deep hatred for your online existence. The internet
MartinBanking For banks, data on your spending habits could be a gold mine Associated Press - By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — There’s a powerful new player watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you: the bank behind your credit or debit card. For years, Google and Facebook have been showing
MartinMobile Technology Now even the FBI is warning about your smart TV’s security TechCrunch - Zack WhittakerIf you just bought a smart TV on Black Friday or plan to buy one for Cyber Monday tomorrow, the FBI wants you to know a few things. Smart TVs are like regular television sets but with an internet connection.
MartinHow-To's If your phone is bombarded with robocalls, here's what you can do CNET - Jason Cipriani Believe us, you don't have to put up with endless spam calls.
MartinGoogle Lock down your Gmail like Fort Knox with Google's Advanced Protection Program CNET - Dale Smith Google's physical security key can stop hackers in their tracks.
MartinWi-Fi How to See Who's On Your Wi-Fi PCMag Is your internet moving a little slower than usual? Are you seeing hints of devices you don't recognize in Windows Explorer, or when you cast media …
MartinMobile Technology Absolutely humongous data breach exposes more than a billion records Mashable - Marcus GilmerWell, this is certainly not great: An unprotected database of more than a billion users' records from across the internet — including "social media accounts, email addresses, and phone numbers" — was on
MartinNews A frightening Android camera flaw could’ve let apps secretly record you Fast Company - Harrison WeberSometimes it only seems like your smartphone is recording you, like when you say something about Oreos and then lock eyes with an eerily similar Facebook ad moments later. Other times, your phone just
Martin23andMe 23andMe Review Tom's Guide - Rob Pegoraro 23andMe offers the deepest DNA dive possible of mainstream commercial DNA testing services. And that's why you might not want to use it: Its test …
MartinGoogle The coming fight over who controls digital health data TechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberSpending for consumer digital healthcare companies is set to explode in the next few years; the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is currently reviewing the requirements
MartinMobile Technology Stop Using Public USB Ports to Charge Your Phone Lifehacker - Emily Price Battery power is one of those things that’s always at a premium, especially when you’re traveling and need to use one of the precious few power …
MartinPrivate Equity Private equity company acquires .org domain registry boingboing.net - Rob Beschizza A double whammy for those who use .org domains: ICANN removed price restrictions on .org domain names, and then the registry in control was promptly …
MartinInternet of Things Google's collection of medical records sparks privacy concerns CBS News The apparent whistleblower who revealed Google is collecting medical records from about 50 million Americans said “Project Nightingale” raised red …
MartinPollution The toxic killers in our air too small to see BBC Future - Tim SmedleySurbjit Kaur’s 2003 study in London found volunteers were subjected to up to 130,000 particles at a time (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) A cloud of a billion 10nm particles has the same mass as just one PM10
MartinOpinion I'm the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk The Guardian - AnonymousI didn’t decide to blow the whistle on Google’s deal, known internally as the Nightingale Project, glibly. The decision came to me slowly, creeping on me through my day-to-day work as one of about 250
MartinGEDmatch If you've given your DNA to a DNA database, US police may now have access to it theconversation.com - Jane Tiller In the past week, news has spread of a Florida judge’s decision to grant a warrant allowing police to search one of the world’s largest online DNA …
MartinDigital Health Google confirms plans for a search tool that can analyze millions of health records TNW - Ravie LakshmananIt’s a known fact that Google, along with other major tech players like Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, are increasingly trying to grab a slice of the $3 trillion dollar healthcare industry. Now, the search
MartinTechnology Facebook is secretly using your iPhone's camera as you scroll your feed TNW - MixiPhone owners, beware. It appears Facebook might be actively using your camera without your knowledge while you’re scrolling your feed. The issue has come to light after a user going by the name Joshua
Martin When governments have access to DNA databases, you’re right to be scared The Guardian - John NaughtonLast week, at a police convention in the US, a Florida police officer revealed he had obtained a warrant to search the GEDmatch database of a million genetic profiles uploaded by users of the genealogy
Martin Waiting For The ‘Sign’ that Protections Are Needed For Genetic Data? Here It Is. Forbes - Ellen MatloffI just attended the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT where I met some of the brightest minds in genetics, heard about mind-bending new technologies, and was of
MartinHome Automation If You Use Amazon's Ring Doorbell Devices, Change Your Wifi Password Lifehacker - Brendan Hesse If you’re using one of Amazon’s Ring doorbell devices, you should change your home wifi network password immediately. According to Techcrunch, Ring …
