The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday.
Tag Archives: Privacy
Firefox to pile on more native privacy features
Mozilla is integrating its Lockwise password manager directly into the browser and expanding its support for the Have I Been Pwned website.
FaceApp privacy panic sets internet alight
You grant FaceApp a perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify and adapt your image. Sounds scary.
Microsoft, Google and Apple clouds banned in Germany’s schools
Citing privacy issues, Germany just banned its schools from using Microsoft Office 365, Google Docs, and Apple’s iWork cloud services.
$5b privacy fine against Facebook seen as ‘chump change’
It’s 200x greater than the largest fine ever for breaking a promise to improve privacy practices.
Asian consortium plans blockchain-based mobile ID system
A group of Asian companies want to create a blockchain-based service to turn your phone into a mobile ID system.
Hey, Google, why are your contractors listening to me?
Humans are listening to our recordings – some made by mistake – to improve speech recognition. But they’re not as anonymous as Google says.
Windows 7 users upset by unwanted Patch Tuesday telemetry
This is either a minor controversy blown out of proportion, or the latest example of Microsoft’s disregard for its users’ wishes.
Apple Watch’s Walkie-Talkie app goes radio silent due to vulnerability
Apple disabled the app after somebody reported a bug – not exploited yet – that could allow an eavesdropper to listen in on another iPhone.
Facial recognition surveillance must be banned, says Fight for the Future
“We don’t need to regulate it, we need to ban it entirely.”