Google’s FLoC flopped because it failed to provide privacy
FLoC’s critics were spot-on: FLoC’s privacy problems were what led Google to trade FLoC for the Topics API.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield
The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who’s worried?
Google Play launches its own privacy ‘nutrition labels,’ following similar effort by Apple
Google Play is officially launching its own version of privacy-related “nutrition labels” for apps.
Bossware is coming for almost every worker
Computer monitoring software is helping companies spy on their employees to measure their productivity – often without their consent.
Privacy fears over possible use of Alexa to collect evidence
Use of emerging technologies must be legislated for, says human rights commission.
Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says
Apple’s landmark App Tracking Transparency may not be as tough as some people think.
NSO Group faces court action after Pegasus spyware used against targets in UK
Three human rights activists whose phones were targeted by spyware traced to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun legal action.
EP inquiry committee for Pegasus and other spyware launched
On Tuesday, Parliament’s new inquiry committee investigating the use of Pegasus and other spyware had its first meeting, electing a Chair and three Vice-Chairs.
Face scanner Clearview AI aims to branch out beyond police
Company is looking to launch a new business venture to compete with the likes of Amazon and Microsoft in verifying people’s identity using facial recognition.
Web scraping is legal, US appeals court reaffirms
The landmark web scraping case was bounced back to the Ninth Circuit by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Videoconferencing apps may listen even when mic is off
The researchers found that all of the videoconferencing apps they tested occasionally gather raw audio data while mute is activated.
Technology used in the justice system is outpacing scrutiny and regulation
The report acknowledges the potential of these technologies but warns against the pace of their deployment and the absence of appropriate safeguards.