A widely used infusion pump can be remotely hijacked, say researchers - TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/13/alaris-infusion-pump-security-flaws/

These devices control the dispensing of intravenous fluids and medications, like painkillers or insulin.

Huawei’s lock screen ads were a mistake, but may be a sign of things to come - Digital Trends

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/huawei-and-honor-phones-ads-on-lock-screen-explained/

Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/google-confirms-2017-supply-chain-attack-that-sneaked-backdoor-on-android-devices/

Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of manufacturers, Google researchers confirmed on Thursday.

Does the news reflect what we die from? - Our World in Data

https://ourworldindata.org/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from

What Americas die from and the causes of death the US media reporst on

Does the news reflect what we die from

Når statens sikkerhetstiltak truer oss – NRKBeta

https://nrkbeta.no/2019/06/11/nar-statens-sikkerhetstiltak-truer-oss/

Et ondsinnet cyberangrep har ført til at en database fra den amerikanske Tolletaten kom på avveie. Hendelsen får meg til å lure: Hva skjer når informasjon myndighetene lagrer om oss kommer i hendene på ukjente?

Spotify pursues emotional surveillance for global profit

https://thebaffler.com/downstream/big-mood-machine-pelly

Spotify’s enormous access to mood-based data is a pillar of its value to brands and advertisers, allowing them to target ads on Spotify by moods and emotions.

The Making of a YouTube Radical - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/08/technology/youtube-radical.html

At WWDC, Apple Furthers Its Privacy Lead — Pixel Envy

https://pxlnv.com/linklog/apple-furthers-privacy-lead/

Can tracking people through phone-call data improve lives? – Nature

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01679-5

with just four data points per person, 95% of 1.5 million callers in an anonymized mobile-phone data set can be identified

Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/01/business/boeing-737-max-crash.html

After Boeing removed one of the sensors from an automated flight system on its 737 Max, the jet’s designers and regulators still proceeded as if there would be two.