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Medical software maker Episource data breach leaks thousands of patients’ private health info
Medical software company Episource this week began notifying victims of a January 2025 data breach that compromised medical records and health insurance info. Sharp Healthcare, an Episource client in California, is also notifying patients of the breach. Sharp’s notice confirmed the breach resulted from a ransomware attack. Sharp’s notice says the following personal info was compromised: Health data such as…
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AI security and compliance concerns are driving a private cloud boom
Cost is a key driver behind the shift back to private cloud, but growing concerns over AI security and compliance appear to be having a bigger impact. That’s according to a survey by GTT Communications that found growth rates for private cloud far outstripping investment in public cloud, following a wider trend of cloud repatriation. The research follows a survey…
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Why an Apple TV Box Is More Private Than Your Smart TV (but Not Perfect)
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Let’s be clear: smart TVs are a privacy nightmare. Almost all of them keep track of everything you watch, even when you’re using an HDMI cable, and send it off to analytics firms, advertisers, and who knows who else. In capitalist America, TV watches you. A common piece of privacy…
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Prime Video is about to lose one of the best war movies ever made — and it’s just as good as ‘Saving Private Ryan’
“Saving Private Ryan” casts a pretty long shadow over the war movie genre. The 1998 Steven Spielberg classic is beloved and acclaimed for very good reason. It’s fantastic. But did you know that in the very same year, another WWII movie hit theaters, and it’s every bit as powerful and well-crafted. I’m, of course, talking about Terrence Malick’s “The Thin…
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Here’s How to Make Your Windows Installation More Private
Windows (by default) has become a privacy nightmare. Microsoft has made it impossible to install Windows without linking it to a Microsoft account first. Not to mention the incredibly invasive telemetry triggered during installation. Let me show you how to do an effortless and clean Windows install with a local account. Default Windows Installations Are Terrible For Privacy If you’re…
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WhatsApp unveils ‘Private Processing’ for cloud-based AI features
WhatsApp has announced the introduction of ‘Private Processing,’ a new technology that enables users to utilize advanced AI features by offloading tasks to privacy-preserving cloud servers. This is required to utilize AI functionalities such as message summarization and writing suggestions on WhatsApp, which are too demanding for on-device hardware. The new feature will be entirely opt-in and not enabled by default,…
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Trump offers a private dinner to his biggest memecoin buyers
President Donald Trump recently announced that he would host a private dinner for the top 220 biggest holders of $TRUMP, the meme coin he launched days prior to taking office – and several U.S. Senators would like to know exactly why he’s doing this. The dinner was publicly advertised on the $TRUMP coin homepage this past Wednesday, and included a…
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How to fix “Your connection is not private” error
The “Your connection is not private” error can be frustrating, preventing you from accessing websites and services as normal. Needless to say, it can be a real productivity killer when browsing. It’s also a pain for many legitimate websites whose visitors are then led to believe the site is unsafe, prompting them to go elsewhere. The “Your connection is not…
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This may be the most private and secure cloud-based AI solution around – Computerworld
This beats other hosted approaches, as the service remains business-unique, protected by Mac security, and boosted by the lower energy costs Macs require. In other words, the combined solution should help businesses maintain their own data privacy and security policies by being hosted on a highly secure set of platforms. This isn’t for every company, of course — many will…
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How to keep your Venmo account private
As if things weren’t embarrassing enough for national security adviser Michael Waltz, what with inviting a journalist into a private policy group chat and all, Wired discovered that his Venmo account was wide open, revealing the names of “hundreds of Waltz’s personal and professional associates.” Venmo is a popular and convenient way to transfer money to friends and vendors, but…
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