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Tag Archives: Privacy
Vimeo sued for storing faceprints of people without their say-so
The suit was filed under BIPA, the Illinois law that requires written consent to grab people’s faceprints – the same law Facebook’s battling.
Google wins landmark case: Right to be forgotten only applies in EU
Yes, people have the right to be forgotten, but only if they’re European, the top EU court ruled on Tuesday.
Facebook has booted tens of thousands of data-grabbing apps
400 developers have been naughty with user data, noncompliant with policy, and/or have ignored Facebook’s audit, it says.
Could EarEcho change the way we authenticate our phones?
Researchers have discovered a way to use wireless earbuds as a biometric authentication system.
Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world
It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.
Researchers find 737 million medical images exposed on the internet
Of the 2,300 archiving systems looked at, 590 were accessible from the internet, exposing 24 million medical records from 52 countries.
Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?
Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web.
iPhone lockscreen bypass: iOS 13 tricked into showing your contacts
This time, José Rodríguez came up with a way to trick the iOS 13 beta into showing its address book without the need to unlock the screen.
Simjacker silent phone hack could affect a billion users
The shadowy world of phone-surveillance-for-hire became a little clearer last week following the discovery of a phone exploit called Simjacker.