Beware voice controlled technologies they pose a cyber security risk
Voice controlled technologies represent a cyber security risk and that’s a problem as during the Covid-19 crisis as they are […]
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US task force seeks national coronavirus surveillance system
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s task force has reached out to a range of health technology companies about creating […]
Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors
A study has found that thousands of legitimate Android apps are taking liberties or installing with capabilities that users wouldn’t […]
The Far-Right Helped Create The World’s Most Powerful Facial Recognition Technology
Clearview is the most powerful form of facial recognition technology ever created, according to the Times. With more than 3 […]
An EU coalition of techies is backing a ‘privacy-preserving’ standard for COVID-19
A European coalition of techies and scientists drawn from at least eight countries, and led by Germany’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz […]
Body temperature cameras fuse security with virus screening technology
Cybersecurity and visuals tech company, Platinum CCTV, has unveiled a new thermoptic cybersecurity camera designed to help screen individuals before […]
Microsoft to end investments in facial recognition firms after AnyVision controversy
Microsoft says it will no longer invest in third-party facial recognition companies following a controversy around its funding of Israeli […]
Quantum entanglement breakthrough could boost encryption, secure communications
Using quantum entanglement, a team of researchers has developed a new way to communicate via particles of light. A team […]
Facial Recognition to Check Pedestrians at Texas Border Crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas announced that it will begin monitoring pedestrian traffic through the Brownsville Port of […]
Italian police can now use drones to monitor people’s movements
Italy has said police may use drones to monitor movement in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The National Civil […]
Apps Checking Covid-19 Symptoms Pose Data Collection Risks
Insurers and health tech companies developing mobile apps to let patients track Covid-19 symptoms and connect with doctors need to […]
Speech recognition algorithms may also have racial bias
As it turns out, algorithms that are trained on data that’s already subject to human biases can readily recapitulate them, […]