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voice assistants

The consumer market demand for smart speakers grows, no matter the recent privacy incidents. People just love the way theyโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
period tracker

Privacy International finds that there are many period tracking apps that are still sharing your data with Facebook. They firstโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
google assistant

Google says they will make opting in their audio recording program optional. The setting will be โ€œoffโ€ by default, butโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
DEA

DEA has reportedly tried to buy malware from the NSO Group, but they didnโ€™t because it was too pricey. Theโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
investigators

A video-based surveillance network in the U.S. is invading the privacy of citizens for $20. The database of the networkโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
mass surveillance

A team of three Ph.D. students has developed a novel method of identifying people on the other side of aโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
shadows

Scientists from MIT have developed a new AI-based camera system that can see around corners. The system reconstructs scenes thatโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
trackers

EFF highlights the fact that the โ€œbig techโ€ is tracking us everywhere but tries to hide it. Almost all websitesโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
university

Schools and colleges in the United States are increasingly deploying monitoring software. Students attend classes and win โ€œattendance pointsโ€, otherwiseโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
trump 2020

The firm responsible for Donald Trumpโ€™s 2020 campaign has contracted a mobile location services company. The firm is buying dataโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
google nest hub

Xiaomi cameras indulge in strange behavior, sending still images to Nest Hub devices of others. The connection between devices seemsโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
surveillance

A secret brochure promoting tiny surveillance systems to U.S. agencies has been leaked to the public. The company that createsโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
facial recognition

Facial recognition systems in the United States are becoming a scourge, and students are fighting to stop it. Both studentsโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
gps location

FCC has confirmed that shady data brokers were buying phone location data right from the carriers. The organization stated thatโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
facial recognition

A Moscow court decides that watching peopleโ€™s every move doesnโ€™t violate their privacy rights. This is the second lawsuit ofโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
banjo

Utah is going to be one of the very first US States to install a โ€œpanopticonโ€ system to watch outโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
party

Airbnb wants hosts to put surveillance devices on their homes, so theyโ€™re giving them on a discount. The devices areโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Video surveillance

A surveillance company in the United States is rapidly deploying fever detection systems. These systems are most likely here toโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
encryption backdoor

Signal feels that the EARN IT Act will force all smaller tech companies to leave the US. The recent billโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
india

A French researcher has found a couple of privacy and security flaws in the Aarogya Setu app. The appโ€™s teamโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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