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Portland's facial recognition ban is a major win, especially against Amazon
"The dangers and inequities in the current technology are present and clear," explained Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler.
By Jack Morse
Netflix's 'The Social Dilemma' clip offers an unsettling look into how closely we're tracked online
"Every single action you take is carefully monitored and recorded."
By Sam Haysom
People are fighting algorithms for a more just and equitable future. You can, too.
Algorithms fuel the ever-growing police and surveillance state. Here's what you can do about it.
By Jack Morse
Amazon's Halo tracks your body fat and how happy you sound
The fitness tracker's app has a slider to "visualize" yourself with more or less body fat.
By Rachel Kraus
The Secret Service bought phone location data, dodging the need for a warrant
Law enforcement dodging the law? You don't say.
By Amanda Yeo
Google's 'Safe Folder' lets users set a PIN code to keep files away from prying eyes
Just don't accidentally delete your files.
By Matt Binder
Twitter may have to pay hundreds of millions in fines for privacy screw-up
At issue is the 2019 revelation that Twitter used some users' phone numbers for advertising, even though they were submitted for security purposes.
By Jack Morse
Zuckerberg ludicrously claimed he didn't remember paying teens to spy on them
Yeah, about that.
By Jack Morse
Rite Aid surveilled customers using facial recognition tech with links to China
Many stores were located in low-income, minority communities.
By Matt Binder
Face masks often aren't enough to defeat facial recognition, study finds
The NIST study, done in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection, found that commercially available facial-recognition tech can often beat face masks.
By Jack Morse
A new Alexa jamming device for people who don't own a hammer
For the recalcitrant Bezos lover in your life.
By Jack Morse
Uh-oh: Twitter says hackers swiped personal data during the big verified user hack
The data was stolen from...unverified users.
By Matt Binder
Police are worried about white extremists organizing on Gab Chat, leaked documents show
Leaked documents show how law enforcement tracks the communication practices of violent white extremists.
By Jack Morse
Wells Fargo tells employees to uninstall TikTok while Amazon reverses its own ban
Two companies, two very different approaches to Tik Tok use.
By Alex Perry
Police use facial-recognition tech to arrest another innocent man
For the second time in less than three weeks, it was revealed that Detroit police used faulty technology to arrest the wrong man.
By Jack Morse
Why you should absolutely worry about the anti-privacy EARN IT Act
Yes, even the amended version threatens encryption and the internet as we know it.
By Jack Morse
LinkedIn says its extra intense clipboard snooping in iOS is a bug
LinkedIn is one of several iOS apps that are monitoring users' clipboard data with every keystroke.
Facebook admits to improperly giving user data to third-party developers, again
No, you're not having déjà vu.
By Jack Morse
Are you ready for California’s big new privacy law? Enforcement starts today.
Digital privacy rights are no joke. That will now be legally enforced.
By Matt Binder
Police used ‘smart streetlights’ to surveil protesters, just as privacy groups warned
No, you're not being paranoid.
By Jack Morse
Parrot launches $7,000 drone for thermal surveillance, search-and-rescue missions
The Anafi USA, Parrot's first model made in the U.S., is for industry, government, and enterprise markets.
By Jim Fisher
Boston bans most city use of facial-recognition tech in privacy win
Boston joins cities like San Francisco in banning the official use of facial-recognition tech after the unanimous vote.
By Jack Morse
Apple's privacy-focused 'nutrition labels' for apps are only a start
App developers will self-report what data they collect on users. Without accountability and consequences for developers who mislead users, these labels will be essentially meaningless.
By Jack Morse
Facebook buys street level mapping startup Mapillary
A company famous for privacy issues bought a company that builds street level maps using photos from the public.
By Alex Perry
Zoom will offer end-to-end encryption to free users, with a catch
The company was criticized for previously only offering it to paid users.
By Jack Morse
