Enlarge (credit: John Lamb / The Image Bank / Getty Images) EU regulators have proposed strict curbs on the use of facial recognition in public spaces, limiting the controversial technology to a small number of public-interest scenarios, according to new draft legislation seen by the Financial Times. In a confidential 138-page document, officials said facial […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Q Link Wireless, a provider of low-cost mobile phone and data services to 2 million US-based customers, has been making sensitive account data available to anyone who knows a valid phone number on the carrier’s network, an analysis of the company’s account management app shows. Dania, Florida-based Q Link Wireless is […]
A mockup of the tracking confirmation that Apple included in its company blog. Note that it uses Facebook as its example. [credit: Apple ] This week, Apple published a new white paper that describes the ways apps typically track users and handle their data, outlines the company’s privacy philosophy, and offers several details and clarifications […]
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed a complaint against Google in France alleging that the US tech giant is illegally tracking users on Android phones without their consent. Android phones generate unique advertising codes, similar to Apple’s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA), that allow Google and third parties to track users’ browsing behavior in order […]
The investigation to determine what caused Tiger Woods’ single-vehicle car crash in Southern California just over a month ago has now concluded, but after going through evidence found in videos, the car’s black box, and at the crash site, the findings are oddly being kept from the public for “privacy” reasons. Sheriff Alex Villanueva told […]
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Enlarge / Insomnia people and mobile-addiction concepts. (credit: Getty Images) Whether you have an iPhone or an Android device, it’s continuously sending data including your location, phone number, and local network details to Apple or Google. Now, a researcher has provided a side-by-side comparison that suggests that, while both iOS and Android collect handset data […]
Enlarge / You aren’t trying to leak any data to third-party sites, are you? No? OK then. Carry on, friend. (credit: Josh Blouin / US Fish and Wildlife Service) Mozilla released Firefox 87.0 this morning, the latest version of its open source web browser. Following on the heels of December’s Firefox 85 and February’s Firefox […]
It sounds like Sofia Richie kind of expected this to happen all along! The social media influencer apparently isn’t exactly happy right now after Scott Disick blabbed about her alleged breakup-inducing “ultimatum” requiring him to pick either her or Kourtney Kardashian. But Lionel Richie‘s daughter isn’t shocked Scott shared it with the world after it happened, either. So […]
Enlarge / Facebook is developing a wrist-worn wearable that senses nerve activity that controls your hands and fingers. The design could enable new types of human-computer interactions. (credit: Facebook) It first appeared on March 9 as a tweet on Andrew Bosworth’s timeline, the tiny corner of the Internet that offers a rare glimpse into the […]