privacy
Big Tech and privacy: Apple flirts with the “dark side”
In the name of fighting horrific crimes, Apple threatens to open Pandora's box.
Playlist privacy: You can be identified from just three songs
Companies can identify you from your music preferences, as well as influence and profit from your behavior.
Is your child’s smart toy actually a creepy surveillance tool?
And is anyone protecting children's data?
Should law enforcement be using AI and cell phone data to find rioters?
The attack on the Capitol forces us to confront an existential question about privacy.
Scientists urge UN to add ‘neuro-rights’ to Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Neuroscientists and ethicists wants to ensure that neurotechnologies remain benevolent.
Amazon devices have colonized homes. ‘Smart neighborhoods’ may be next
Here's why you may want to opt-out of Amazon's new shared network.
Andrew Yang backs California’s data privacy campaign
"Our data should be ours no matter what platforms and apps we use," Yang said.
Police can track cars nationwide with new license plate surveillance network
The system is basically facial recognition technology, but for cars.
Therapy app Talkspace mined user data for marketing insights, former employees allege
A report from the New York Times raises questions over how the teletherapy startup Talkspace handles user data.
How face masks are fooling facial recognition software
A new study explores how wearing a face mask affects the error rates of popular facial recognition algorithms.
How governments are responding to the public’s demand for more data transparency
Innovative use of blockchain tech, data trusts, algorithm assessments, and cultural shifts abound.
IBM promises no more facial recognition software
The programming giant exits the space due to ethical concerns.
Facebook finally adds option to delete old posts in batches
Got any embarrassing old posts collecting dust on your profile? Facebook wants to help you delete them.
England rolls out ‘Test and Trace’ program to combat COVID-19
The program aims to notify people after they've come in close contact with someone who tested positive.
This AI tool measures social distancing. But is more surveillance worth the risk?
The system can even be designed to send alerts to employees when they've come too close to a coworker.
‘Misleading marketing’: Zoom video meetings may not be as secure as you think
Video meetings on the popular platform don't seem to offer end-to-end encryption as advertised.
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Popular internet scams to watch out for in 2020
Protect yourself and your personal information at all times on the internet.
This company scraped social media to feed its AI facial recognition tool. Is that legal?
If its claims are true, Clearview AI has quietly blown right past privacy norms to become the nightmare many have been fearing.
Examining Facebook and the case for privacy
What happens when a major social media platform's business model abuses user trust?
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Republicans aim to stop school shootings with mass surveillance
The Response Act calls on schools to increase monitoring of students' online activity.
Andrew Yang: Our data should be a property right, new proposal says
"At this point our data is more valuable than oil," Yang said. "If anyone benefits from our data it should be us."
The hackable technology that worries even a legendary con man
Before we release new technology into the ether, we need to make safeguards so that bad actors can't misuse them.
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How to outsmart a scam: Strategies from a legendary con man
Frank W. Abagnale says scammers don't discriminate — here's what you can do to protect yourself.
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YouTube fined $170 million for harvesting data from children
But some say the settlement is a slap on the wrist.
The surveillance technology that will watch us all, all the time
Wide Angle Motion Imagery (WAMI) is a surveillance game-changer. And it's here.
Why home DNA tests might not be as private as you think
These tests report on more than just your risk for cilantro aversion and your ice-cream flavor preference.
Should Facebook be regulated with laws instead of fines?
The fine Facebook just paid was huge, but many in tech say it wasn't nearly enough to protect your data.
FBI and ICE scan millions of DMV photos to find suspects, raising concerns
Researchers discover government agencies use facial recognition software on photos from local DMVs.
FTC fines Facebook $5 billion over Cambridge Analytica scandal
The company must also appoint an independent privacy committee to its board of its directors.