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News
/ 5 years agoA ton of Chrome extensions have been exposed for injecting ads in Google search results
Always be wary of the extensions you add to your Chrome browser.
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Apps
/ 5 years agoYou can now prevent your online photos from being used by facial recognition systems
Screw you, I wasn't even there.
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Google
/ 5 years agoADT customers will soon be able to get Google Nest smart devices for home security
This comes after a $450 million investment into ADT from Google.
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Apps
/ 5 years agoGoogle is being sued again for tracking your app activity even when you tell it not to
This, sadly, doesn't surprise me.
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News
/ 5 years agoFCC has officially declared that Huawei and ZTE are national security threats
Huawei is a major competitor in the 5G race.
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iOS
/ 5 years agoTikTok has been snooping on your iPhone’s clipboard – now they say they’re going to stop
An update has been pushed to iOS, should be available today.
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Google
/ 5 years agoGoogle is making it so new users’ location and search data is deleted automatically after 18 months
Would have been nice to see them turn this on by default for everyone, but this is still good.
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Facebook
/ 5 years agoLawmakers are trying to make tech companies like Apple provide encrypted data to law enforcement
Here we go again.
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AI
/ 5 years agoIBM ditches facial recognition tech citing racial justice reform
You can't see me - John Cena
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Apps
/ 5 years agoPrivacy-focused messaging app Signal now has a tool to automatically blur faces
Perfect for your protest pictures.
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Google
/ 5 years agoGoogle is now facing a $5 billion lawsuit in the US over tracking in Incognito mode
The lawsuit claims it likely includes millions of Google users.
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AI
/ 5 years agoWalmart employees say its anti-shoplifting AI is complete trash
In the wake of COVID-19, false positives can increase the risk of exposure to employees and customers.
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Apple
/ 5 years agoThe US government and FBI are pissed at Apple for not coughing up access to a terrorist’s iPhones
Apple's response is right on the money.
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Alexa
/ 5 years agoPSA: There’s a widespread tech support scam targeting Alexa and Echo device users
Be on the lookout.
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News
/ 5 years agoPatriot Act renewal now allows the FBI to access your browser history without a warrant
Dad: "Why is the FBI here?"
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News
/ 5 years agoFrance is trialing facial recognition tech that checks if people are wearing face masks
The tech will not be used to issue tickets to citizens in France.
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Security
/ 5 years agoA Thunderbolt flaw puts you at risk for local hacking – here’s how to check if you are affected
Just don't leave your computer unattended and you should be ok.
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Gaming
/ 5 years agoUp to 160,000 Nintendo accounts were compromised in a recent hack
Luv 2 get hacked.
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AI
/ 5 years agoIf you’ve been sharing nudes on Zoom, just know it’s using AI to watch you
The real question here - who watches the AI?
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News
/ 5 years agoPSA: Scammers are setting up bogus stimulus payment sites to trick you out of your cash
Because of course they are.
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