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Millions of Voiceprints Quietly Being Harvested

Posted in Online on 13th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Over the telephone, in jail and online, a new digital bounty is being harvested: the human voice.

Intels contribution to solving Parkinsons: big data analytics

Posted in Medicine on 13th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

The healthcare industry is where we truly believe the biggest opportunity lies when it comes to big data analytics.

Google halts student Gmail advertisement scans

Posted in Business on 3rd May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Google has stopped scanning millions of Gmail accounts linked to an educational scheme - a process it uses to target adverts.

Google says government requests 'up 120%' in four years

Posted in Business on 29th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Google has said the number of requests it has had from governments to share information about its users has gone up by 120% in the past four years.

Google violated Dutch data protection laws, says watchdog

Posted in Business on 1st Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Google breached Dutch data protection laws by combining data on users of its different services, said the Netherlands' privacy watchdog.