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 […]
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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 […]
TikTok, WeChat & Co: How does spyware get into smartphones?
TikTok, WeChat and thousands of other apps from China look harmless but are, in fact, malware, experts say. The apps […]
Google and Apple to roll out phase two of contact-tracing system
Apple and Google are preparing to roll out phase two of their Covid-19 contact-tracing system, allowing users to receive notifications […]
Lincolnshire Police to trial new CCTV tech that can tell if you’re in a mood
New facial-recognition technology enabling people’s moods to be picked up by CCTV is set to be trialled by Lincolnshire Police. […]