Category: data

AT&T will give users an extra 15GB of mobile hotspot data

Post author By Randall
Post date March 30, 2020
Categories In at&t, att, carrier, coronavirus, covid-19, data, gear, hotspot, Internet, Mobile, mobile hotspot, Tech, tethering, Verizon, wireless

[ad_1] At the same time, AT&T will provide more contact-free delivery options that include curbside pickup (if there’s an AT&T store still open near you) and doorstep delivery with virtual setup if you need help. This measure is a logical extension of AT&T’s existing efforts, such as lifting caps for landline broadband. While it might […]

Facebook makes it easier to see how much it knows about you

Post author By Randall
Post date March 30, 2020
Categories In access, data, Data Privacy, download, Facebook, gear, inference, Instagram, Internet, Security, Tech, view

[ad_1] On Facebook, Download Your Information will also show you some of the inferences Facebook makes about you. For instance, it might show you that it’s recommending football-related content because you shared an article about football with a friend. And on Instagram, you’ll be able to see categories assigned to some accounts — like sports […]

The Weather Channel brings localized COVID-19 updates to your phone

Post author By Randall
Post date March 25, 2020
Categories In analytics, coronavirus, covid-19, dashboard, data, gear, graphs, ibm, Internet, local, medicine, Mobile, phone, Security, services, Tech, the weather channel, the weather company, trends, watson, world health organization

[ad_1] This new coronavirus tracking will be available in The Weather Channel iOS and Android apps, on weather.com/coronavirus and in an online dashboard. The offerings include AI-powered “Incident Maps,” which show stats like confirmed COVID-19 cases by US state and county, and trend graphs that show spread by US state. There are links to the […]

ER docs don smart rings to better predict COVID-19 infections

Post author By Randall
Post date March 23, 2020
Categories In algorithm, coronavirus, covid-19, data, emergency, gear, healthcare, hospital, medicine, oura, Privacy, san francisco, smart ring, symptoms, Tech, temperature, ucsf, vital signs, Wearables, workers

[ad_1] Workers at UCSF Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are wearing the devices, and Oura has asked another 150,000 users to share their data. The rings aren’t exactly comprehensive trackers, but they do record body temperature, heart rate and other vitals. In the near term, they could alert medical workers if they […]

Verizon gives customers extra mobile data to deal with COVID-19 (updated)

Post author By Randall
Post date March 23, 2020
Categories In broadband, coronavirus, covid-19, data, fios, gear, Internet, lifeline, medicine, Mobile, Smartphone, Tech, Verizon, wireless

[ad_1] Fios and DSL users don’t have data caps, Verizon reiterated. The provider is also offering some breaks for those facing a financial hit from the coronavirus outbreak. It’s waiving overage charges and late fees, and will waive broadband and voice charges for existing Lifeline customers. If you need wired internet access, Lifeline customers will […]

Uber sues LA’s Dept. of Transportation for warrantless record requests

Post author By Randall
Post date March 17, 2020
Categories In business, data, Data Privacy, electronic communications privacy act, gear, jump, la, ladot, lawsuit, location data, los angeles, los angeles department of transportation, Privacy, real-time data, Scooter, Security, sex, Tech, Transportation, Uber, uber jump

[ad_1] LA’s Department of Transportation already uses real-time data from several rivals of Uber’s scooter service, such as Lyft, Lime and Spin. The city mandated compliance with its “Mobility Data Specification” plan, which is similar to programs in other cities like Seattle and Austin. The organization says that it needs such data for city planning […]

Yahoo launches its own unlimited data plan for $40 a month

Post author By Randall
Post date March 11, 2020
Categories In business, data, gear, iphone 11, Mobile, phone, pixel 4, plan, Tech, unlimited, Verizon, yahoo

[ad_1] The service will use Verizon‘s network (Verizon is the parent company of both Yahoo and Engadget, but that has no bearing on this report), and comes with the usual “unlimited” caveats. Times of high congestion will result in a slower connection, and tethering is limited to 5Mbits, with one tethered device permitted at time. […]

Windows 10 gives users more control of what diagnostic data they share

Post author By Randall
Post date March 6, 2020
Categories In data, diagnostic, gear, Microsoft, personal computing, personalcomputing, Privacy, Security, settings, Tech, transparency, windows 10, windows insiders

[ad_1] Required data will include things like your IP address and the type and version of your device — data Microsoft needs to maintain and improve its products and services. Optional data will scrape less-critical info, like what pictures people are inserting into Word documents to provide better image options. If you’re a commercial customer […]

DuckDuckGo shares a list of thousands of web trackers that gather your data

Post author By Randall
Post date March 5, 2020
Categories In data, duckduckgo, gear, Internet, open source, Privacy, public, search history, Security, Tech, tracker, tracker radar, web tracking

[ad_1] Tracker Radar includes the most common cross-site trackers, plus detailed info on things like their prevalence, ownership, cookie behavior and privacy policy. According to CNET, the data set contains details on 5,326 domains used by 1,727 companies to track users online. DuckDuckGo hopes that developers will use Tracker Radar to block online tracking and […]

Banjo AI surveillance is already monitoring traffic cams across Utah

Post author By Randall
Post date March 4, 2020
Categories In Ai, banjo, business, Cameras, cctv, crime, data, facial recognition, Law Enforcement, Politics, Privacy, real-time, Robots, Security, surveillance, Tech, tomorrow, utah

[ad_1] Banjo relies on info scraped from social media, satellite imaging data and the real-time info from law enforcement. Banjo claims its “Live Time Intelligence” AI can identify crimes — everything from kidnappings to shootings and “opioid events” — as they happen. Banjo presents many of the same concerns that similar companies have encountered. One […]