French Liberte Tested by Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Plan
France is poised to become the first European country to use facial recognition technology to give citizens a secure digital […]
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AI policing tools may “amplify” prejudices
Evidence has suggested that the absence of consistent guidelines for the use of automation and algorithms, may lead to discrimination […]
Amazon announces privacy updates as its devices expand deeper into the home
Amazon will introduce a new privacy feature for the smart doorbells of its subsidiary Ring called “Home Mode”, which will […]
Amid a privacy crisis, Facebook now wants to put a camera on your TV
When Facebook first introduced Portal, a smart speaker with a screen, in October of last year, the company was grappling […]
Gatwick Airport commits to facial recognition tech at boarding
Gatwick has become the UK’s first airport to confirm it will use facial-recognition cameras on a permanent basis for ID […]
This Guy Made an Ad Blocker That Works on Podcasts and Radio
AdBlock Radio is an adblocker for live radio streams and podcasts. It detects audio ads with machine-learning and Shazam-like techniques Alexandre […]
German publishers wrestle with Firefox’s latest anti-tracking changes
German publishers have been hit hard by Mozilla Firefox’s latest anti-tracking update, which blocks third-party cookies by default. Publishers have […]
Google ‘protecting ad revenue’ by blocking privacy standards
Google has voted against measures aimed at preserving web users’ privacy in what would have been an expansion of the […]
Design considerations for building privacy-protecting analytics services
If data is the new oil, then analytics are the new refinery without which any modern business is unable to […]
Facebook and Google have ad trackers on your streaming TV
Modern TV, coming to you over the Internet instead of through cable or over the air, has a modern problem: […]
Google Seeks to Establish Facial Recognition in Homes
With opposition growing to facial recognition, Google has decided instead to build facial recognition into Nest Hub Max, an “always […]
California lawmakers passes ban on facial recognition tech in police body cams
The three-year moratorium prohibits state and local law enforcement from using facial recognition technology. The bill, AB215, also referred to […]