Thousands of patient records held for ransom in Ontario home care data breach, attackers claim - CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/carepartners-data-breach-ransom-patients-medical-records-1.4749515

The attackers told CBC News in an encrypted message that they discovered vulnerable software on CarePartners’ network that had not been updated in two years

Airbnb warned it breaches EU rules over pricing policy - The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/16/airbnb-eu-pricing-accommodation-fees-charges

The commissioner said the prices displayed to those using the Airbnb website fail to reflect the fees and charges later passed on to the consumer, including cleaning costs.

How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books - The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/11/how-minecraft-is-helping-kids-fall-in-love-with-books

Ever wanted to explore Treasure Island or pretend to be Robinson Crusoe? Minecraft is now being used to create an ‘immersive experience’ to engage reluctant readers

U.K. data watchdog’s report on Facebook shenanigans is far more shocking than $664,000 fine - VentureBeat

https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/11/u-k-data-watchdogs-report-on-facebook-shenanigans-is-far-more-shocking-than-664000-fine/

Trust and confidence in the integrity of our democratic processes risk being disrupted because the average voter has little idea of what is going on behind the scenes.

Polar is Revealing the Homes of Soldiers and Spies - bellingcat

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/articles/2018/07/08/strava-polar-revealing-homes-soldiers-spies/

the homes and lives of people exercising in secretive locations, military bases, nuclear weapons storage sites

8500 Schibsted-kunder berørt av datalekkasje - Aftenposten

https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/L0xOAV/8500-Schibsted-kunder-berort-av-datalekkasje

Brukere av Aftenposten og Bergens Tidende har fått informasjon lekket i et hackerangrep mot tredjepartsløsningen Typeform.

Every Android Device Since 2012 Impacted by Vulnerability

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/every-android-device-since-2012-impacted-by-rampage-vulnerability/

get hold of secrets stored in the device.

passwords, your personal photos, emails, instant messages

Facebook og Google manipulerer og villeder deg til å dele privatlivet ditt, mener Forbrukerrådet

https://nrkbeta.no/2018/06/27/facebook-og-google-manipulerer-og-villeder-deg-til-a-dele-privatlivet-ditt-mener-forbrukerradet/

bruker uetiske metoder

Wimbledon 2018: AI uses player emotions to edit highlights - BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44544799

Wimbledon and its digital partner IBM have fine-tuned their artificial intelligence (AI) systems this year to help automatically edit the top action.

China launches high-tech bird drones to watch over its citizens - CNET

https://www.cnet.com/news/china-launches-high-tech-bird-drones-to-watch-over-its-citizens/

They’re called Doves and they do not come in peace.