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The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens.
Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware Read More »
In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit and TikTok, several U.S. senators are demanding the companies provide proof that they have “robust protections and policies” in place, and how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfakes on their platforms.
US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet on sexualized deepfakes Read More »
The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.
The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled Read More »
The infamous spyware maker released a new transparency report claiming to be a responsible spyware maker, without providing insight into how the company dealt with problematic customers in the past.
Critics pan spyware maker NSO’s transparency claims amid its push to enter US market Read More »
A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.
California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data Read More »
Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO’s Pegasus or Paragon’s Graphite. What happens after receiving a threat notification?
You’ve been targeted by government spyware. Now what? Read More »
The livestreams connected to more than 60 of Flock’s AI-powered surveillance cameras were left available to view on the web, allowing someone to see live feeds of each location without needing a username or password, according to findings from tech YouTuber Benn Jordan and 404 Media. Flock is a technology company that works with thousands
Dozens of Flock AI camera feeds were just out there Read More »
Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its CEO, as the Firefox developer scrambles to adapt in a rapidly changing browser market.
Mozilla’s new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice Read More »
The feature lets you identify the people who regularly come to your door by creating a catalog of up to 50 faces. The company says the Ring feature is opt in and the biometric data isn’t used to train AI models.
Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business.
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman Read More »
