Italian DPA opens investigation into smart glasses
Italian data protection authority Garante opened investigation into smart glasses equipped with the “Facebook View”.
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Your ‘smart home’ is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police
Smart-home devices like thermostats and fridges may be too smart for comfort – especially in a country with few laws preventing the sale of digital data to third parties.
Apple Is Rejecting Apps That Use Third-Party Code For Alleged Privacy Infractions
Apple started rejecting app updates on Thursday that conflict with its App Tracking Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework.
Google Smart Speakers Offer Guest Mode for Privacy
Google smart speakers now offer Guest Mode, a setting that allows you to boost your privacy using voice control.
Amazon’s Ring Neighbors app exposed users’ precise locations and home addresses
A security flaw in Ring’s Neighbors app was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app.
First ‘smart prison’ at Tai tam
The Correctional Services Department will introduce the city’s first “smart prison” to help officers manage inmates
2 in 3 US Consumers Don’t Care Whether Or Not Their Devices are Recording All the Time
6.7 percent of U.S. residents over 18 wouldn’t have a problem finding out a home gadget is listening in on what’s going on inside their home.
FBI Warn Hackers are Using Hijacked Home Security Devices for ‘Swatting’
Hackers hijack home surveillance devices, to call police with a fake emergency, then watch the chaos unfold.
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