can restore vision to the blind, using a combination of smartphone-style electronics and brain-implanted micro electrodes. The system has already been shown to work in preclinical studies and non-human trials on sheep, and researchers are now preparing for a first human clinical trial to take place in Melbourne.
https://nrkbeta.no/2020/09/15/over-700-nordmenn-kartlagt-av-kinesisk-selskap/
Et selskap med angivelige koblinger til kinesiske myndigheter har samlet informasjon om flere millioner mennesker verden over. NRK har fått tilgang til den norske databasen, som inneholder over 700 navn. Databasen avslører hvilke personer i Norge som er av interesse for kinesiske aktører, sier ekspert.
App mimicked a popular anti-government news site and collected location and device owner details.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/cheap-chinese-smartphones-malware
Preinstalled malware on low-cost Chinese phones has stolen data and money from some of the world’s poorest people.
Current security concerns about Chinese apps and hardware have largely focused on potential back doors in Huawei’s 5G equipment. More recently, people have focused on how user data collected by TikTok could be abused by the company and the Chinese government. But an overlooked and ongoing threat is the consistent presence of malware on cheap smartphones from Chinese manufacturers and how it exacts a digital tax on people with low incomes.
following the enactment of a new national security law imposed by China.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/vegselskapet-nye-veier-registrerer-mobiltelefonen-din-1.15133464
Vegselskapet Nye Veier registrerer mobiltelefonen til bilistane på fleire vegstrekningar. Datatilsynet tvilar på om personvernet er godt nok varetatt.
Analysane skjer ved at systemet registrerer blåtann-einingar som passerer dei ulike målepunkta. Når same eining har passert to målepunkt blir det rekna ut reisetid. Opplysningane blir analysert for å dokumentera korleis den gjennomsnittlege reisetida varierer frå time til time og dag til dag.
https://www.wired.com/story/star-witness-your-smart-speaker/
Requests are rising from law enforcement for information on the devices, which can include internet queries, food orders, and overheard conversations.