The Race to Hide Your Voice
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Voice recognition—and data collection—have boomed in recent years. Researchers are figuring out how to protect your privacy.
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You Need to Update iOS, Chrome, Windows, and Zoom ASAP
Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Plus: Google patches 36 Android vulnerabilities, Cisco fixes three high-severity issues, and VMWare closes two “serious” flaws.
Read moreDuckDuckGo Isn’t as Private as You Think
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: A $150 million Twitter fine, a massive leak from a Chinese prison in Xinjiang, and an ISIS plot to assassinate George W. Bush.
Read moreWhat Do Those Pesky ‘Cookie Preferences’ Pop-Ups Really Mean?
Credit to Author: Dorri Olds| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000
We asked the engineer who invented cookies what they mean and how to handle them.
Read moreGoogle Urged to Stop Tracking Location Data Ahead of Roe Reversal
Credit to Author: Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000
Lawmakers argue Android phone data could be “weaponized against women” if the US Supreme Court officially overturns abortion protections.
Read more‘How Are They Weapons? That’s Only a Flashlight!’
Credit to Author: Suzanne Sataline| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000
During the protests in Hong Kong, young people carried laser pointers, umbrellas, and plastic ties—objects that sometimes led to their arrest, and years of legal limbo.
Read moreProton Is Trying to Become Google—Without Your Data
Credit to Author: Gilad Edelman| Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000
The encrypted-email company, popular with security-conscious users, has a plan to go mainstream.
Read moreThe Surveillance State Is Primed for Criminalized Abortion
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000
A new report lays out existing US police surveillance capabilities that can easily be repurposed to monitor pregnant people.
Read moreHow GDPR Is Failing
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
The world-leading data law changed how companies work. But four years on, there’s a lag on cleaning up Big Tech.
Read moreHow to Limit Who Can Contact You on Facebook
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
You don’t want just anyone in your inbox. Here’s how to take control.
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