Google adds new privacy controls in Android 11 launch
A number of privacy controls featured in Google’s release of Android 11. Chief among these is the function to allow […]
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Portland City Council Votes to Ban Facial Recognition
The Portland City Council has passed two ordinances banning the use of facial recognition. One ordinance prohibits the city from […]
Apple delays new anti-tracking privacy feature for phones and tablets
Apple has delayed the introduction of a stricter privacy feature designed to stop apps and websites tracking people online without […]
Doorbell Cameras Help to Spy on Police
Two leaked documents show how a monitoring tool used by police has been turned against them. The rise of the […]
Facebook open-sources differential privacy tool
Facebook’s Opacus is a library for training PyTorch models with differential privacy that’s ostensibly more scalable than existing state-of-the-art methods. […]
Commission will ‘not exclude’ potential ban on facial recognition technology
The European Commission has not ruled out a future ban on the use of facial recognition technology in Europe, as […]
Microsoft launches a deepfake detector tool
Microsoft has added to the slowly growing pile of technologies aimed at spotting synthetic media (aka deepfakes) with the launch […]
The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search
Seemingly small design tweaks to the search results interface may change how and where people find information online. In June […]
The Case Against Google Analytics for Organizations Collecting Personal Data
Almost 30 million website owners choose Google Analytics to gather data about their visitors. But even if you trust Google’s […]
Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk
The companies are backing bills in more than a dozen states that would legalize the devices. Some bills would block […]
Facebook tests linking your FB account to your news subscriptions
Facebook is testing a new feature that could help news publishers create a better experience for paying subscribers on the […]
Facebook says Apple’s new privacy rules could spare its own apps but hit smaller companies
Facebook warned that privacy changes coming from Apple could hurt smaller developers such as gaming companies disproportionately but will likely […]