by admin | Nov 19, 2025
Dried blood spot cards contain tiny blood samples from newborns that allow for early detection of disease. They also contain valuable information for medical research. But using the cards for research is not a given. Parents worry that if the cards are shared or...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025
‘The more data you have, the better the result’ is an idea that underpins AI and machine learning. By collecting huge amounts of data, it becomes possible to discern patterns and make accurate predictions or decisions. But that approach often fails to consider that...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025
Companies collect lots of data about their customers and try to use that to their benefit. 25 years ago, Amazon was discovered to be charging existing customers higher prices than new ones. Other firms soon followed suit. Orbitz, for instance, offers cheaper hotel...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025
The prospect of having one’s personal information taken and used without consent has become an ever more urgent problem. Prior to the proliferation of computers, and later digital networks, such information could only be accessed in physical form. Now, with an...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025
Rapid progress in data technology, including AI, means more personal data than ever is being collected – whether it be DNA, facial recognition or any human identifier or activity. For individuals, that raises obvious privacy concerns. But Professor Yiu Siu-ming of the...
