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 […]
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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 […]
Web feature developers need to pay more attention to privacy and security
Web feature developers are being warned to step up attention to privacy and security as they design contributions. Writing in […]
UK Court Dismisses Challenge to Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On September 4, 2019, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed a challenge to South Wales Police’s use of […]
Amazon testing payment system that uses hands as ID
Forget the titanium Apple Card — Amazon’s latest payment method uses flesh and blood. The e-tailing giant’s engineers are quietly […]