More Privacy - Page 29
The latest surveillance robot is designed to patrol rough terrain (and fight crime)
Knightscope's security robots might deter some crime, but the new robots are a ways from machine-learning crime prediction.
By Mark Kaufman
Uber won't snoop on your location anymore, but that doesn't mean you should trust them
Uber still needs to do better to win back trust.
By Karissa Bell
AccuWeather for iPhone might be watching you without your permission
It's always watching.
By Molly Sequin
Uber was so sloppy with your data that it will be audited for the next 20 years
Uber will be audited for 20 years to make up for it.
Uber is rolling out in-app messaging between drivers and riders
Look for the update.
By Molly Sequin
Telegram builds a direct hotline for authorities, so they can pull down illegal content quickly
It's doing this to appease Indonesia, which has blocked it for weeks.
By Victoria Ho
This creepy technology can read your emotions as you walk down the street
A Russian company is going above and beyond facial recognition.
iRobot CEO says the company won't share your Roomba home mapping data without your OK
Is your home mapping data for sale or not?
xHamster's new 'night mode' will make falling asleep to porn easier than ever
Finally a way to perform your after dark activities in the dark.
Delta's new program will let you use your fingerprint to board your plane. But there's a catch.
If you're flying Delta out of Reagan Washington National Airport, you might be able to use your finger to board your plane.
China forces its Muslim minority to install spyware on their phones
The instruction was sent out to residents in Xinjiang, home to millions of Muslim people.
By Yi Shu Ng
Twitter is better than police at predicting riots, and it's unsettling
'Minority Report,' anyone?
'Snap Maps' are prime territory for FOMO and lurking
Proceed with caution, friends.
Some people are worried about what 'Snap Maps' mean for teen safety
Hide your location.
Facebook has new safeguards for profile pictures, but it's just a first step
Hands off my profile pic!
By Freia Lobo
UK company sold spy tools to the repressive governments battling the 'Arab Spring'
The software let authoritarian governments track dissent on the internet.
This app is a perfect weapon for fighting your own online privacy war
Stealth mode: activate.
By Commerce Team
Google's new educational program will teach kids to fight hackers
Godspeed you tech-savvy youths.
Engineers genetically modified a dragonfly to carry a tiny solar-powered backpack
Dragonfly drones are here.
Oculus founder working on surveillance tech startup to help guard Trump's border wall
Trump's wall is real, and the founder of Oculus wants to help him build it.
Don't want to get caught watching porn? This device could help.
Ever get caught with your pants down?
Number of Apple devices targeted in government requests doubled in 2016
Also, Apple reported a National Security Letter for the first time ever.
