More Privacy - Page 28
This 400-pound, sidewalk-roaming security robot just got fired
The robot will be off public sidewalks... for now.
By Mark Kaufman
How to check if someone's secretly using your Netflix account
It's easier than you may think.
By Jack Morse
Nope, your Android phone's not secretly tracking your location when you tell it not to
It's not following your every move (unless you want it to).
By Raymond Wong
Skype disappears from app stores in China, including Apple's
It could indicate a larger crackdown on foreign-owned communication services in China.
By Rachel Kraus
Super creepy Thanksgiving study comes with extra helping of smartphone surveillance
Apps are collecting precise location data on millions of Americans and selling it to third parties.
By Jack Morse
Think Facebook is the only company watching you? Think again.
What’s actually going on with your information, or who even has it, can be very unsettling.
By Troy Osinoff
Amazon Echo accessory comes with pretty much the worst name ever
"Alexa, please don't publish my home address and cellphone number online."
By Jack Morse
A remote-controlled vibrator secretly recorded user's entire sex session. Eek.
The Lovense app got a little too up close and personal.
Apple's TrueDepth camera will be used to send face data to third parties
This could end badly.
By Jack Morse
People think Facebook is listening to them. Here's how they're fighting back.
From Spanish-language radio to broken microphones, people are taking all kinds of steps to combat Facebook.
By Jack Morse
Here's what you need to know about that creepy Apple Photos feature Chrissy Teigen called out
Apple's image recognition tool stirred up some viral controversy.
iPhone X automatically blocks message notifications by default
A small but meaningful privacy step.
By Mark Kaufman
This Slack setting tells you if your boss is spying on your DMs
Along with some other Slack tips and tricks.
By Jack Morse
This store with nothing for sale wants to help you take control of your online privacy
Welcome to The Glass Room.
By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Video by Maria Dermentzi
The FBI has a 'huge' problem with your smartphone
The FBI Director claims that his agency can't access the contents of some seized phones, and that that's no good.
By Jack Morse
Anyone can buy online ads and track your location in real time
Those popups are more than just an annoyance — they're a privacy threat.
By Jack Morse
People aren't cool with the LAPD getting drones
The ACLU and other groups are worried about the LAPD using drones.
By Rachel Kraus
Apple has a lot to say to Al Franken about Face ID on the iPhone X
Relax everybody. Just relax.
By Raymond Wong
Ginormous Piccadilly screen will send targeted ads based on the colour of your car
The billboard will be larger than a tennis court.
Sorry, but you just can't erase yourself from the internet
Forget the teleporter. You will need a time machine.
Twitter explains why Rose McGowan's account got suspended
The actress announced the suspension on Instagram.
Most Australians don't care about being on a mass facial recognition database
Worried? Well, they aren't.
By Johnny Lieu
What Google Clips means for privacy and constant surveillance
If you think Google's tiny smart camera is creepy, you're not alone.
Moscow's facial recognition CCTV network is the biggest example of surveillance society yet
The 160,000-camera system deploys facial recognition on 95% of apartment building entrances.
