Wacky indoor Amazon drone takes on privacy skeptics
It could be the wackiest product yet from Amazon—a tiny indoor drone which buzzes around people's homes as a security sentry.
Oct 2, 2020
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TikTok and privacy: What's the problem? Perhaps the video-sharing app gathers too much data
Karen North, a professor of social media at the University of Southern California told her two teenage kids they could have any app on their phones, with one exception.
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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Police partnerships with Amazon Ring raise alarms about racial bias, privacy
As nationwide protests force a deep examination of police tactics and funding, technology companies say they are re-evaluating their relationship with law enforcement as well. Amazon has halted police use of its facial recognition ...
Jul 8, 2020
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As the use of facial recognition rises, so do privacy concerns. These glasses are designed to block the technology.
The chunky, thick-framed glasses Scott Urban makes in his Chicago workshop look like normal eye glasses, but when viewed on a security camera, the wearer's face becomes a shining orb.
Apr 22, 2020
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Dating app maker Match Group backs US bill seen as privacy threat
Match Group, the parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, on Tuesday publicly endorsed a US bill others in the tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse.
Mar 11, 2020
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Senators scrutinize web-scraping facial recognition startup
U.S. senators are scrutinizing a facial recognition software company over privacy concerns and the possible sale of its services to authoritarian regimes.
Mar 4, 2020
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Canada privacy watchdog probes facial recognition startup
Canada's privacy watchdog on Friday announced an investigation into a US software startup reportedly capable of matching images of unknown faces to photos it mined from millions of websites and social media networks.
Feb 21, 2020
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Facebook agrees to $550 million settlement in facial recognition class action lawsuit
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology in Illinois.
Jan 31, 2020
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EU legal opinion: mass data retention at odds with EU law
A legal adviser at the European Union's highest court said Wednesday that the bloc's data protection rules should prevent member states from indiscriminately holding personal data seized from Internet and phone companies, ...
Jan 15, 2020
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