Did I leave the stove on? Amazon's flying camera can check
Amazon wants to be able to answer the nagging question: Did I leave the stove on?
Sep 25, 2020
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Camera monitoring significantly improves driver safety
A new study has shown HGV drivers drive much more safely when there are cameras in their cabs monitoring their behavior.
Sep 15, 2020
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Computer scientists offer wiFi-based contact tracing software for national campus use
Researchers at the Center for Smart and Connected Society at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently released a new digital contact-tracing technique that is based on widely-deployed Wi-Fi technology. They intend ...
Aug 7, 2020
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TikTok and WeChat: Chinese apps dogged by security fears
The United States has fired a new salvo in its rivalry with China, ordering sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media stars TikTok and WeChat.
Aug 7, 2020
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Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok
Microsoft confirmed Sunday it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship surrounding ...
Aug 2, 2020
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Security
The privacy paradox: We claim we care about our data, so why don't our actions match?
Imagine how you'd feel if you discovered footage from your private home security camera had been broadcast over the internet. This is exactly what happened to several unsuspecting Australians last month, when the website ...
Jul 29, 2020
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India bans 47 more Chinese mobile apps
India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official and media reports ...
Jul 27, 2020
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UK, Australia investigate Clearview facial recognition firm
Privacy watchdogs in Britain and Australia have opened a joint investigation into facial recognition company Clearview AI over its use of personal data "scraped" off social media platforms and other websites.
Jul 9, 2020
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Shedding light (and sound) on hidden IoT devices in your next hotel room
More than 1 in 10 Airbnb guests have found hidden cameras in their rooms, according to a survey of 2,000 people conducted last year. This isn't unique to Airbnb; hidden cameras have been found in hotels and hostels all around ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Britain scraps virus tracing app for Google-Apple system
Britain scrapped plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google, health authorities said Thursday.
Jun 18, 2020
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