mass surveillance
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You Told Your Apps To Stop Tracking You, but They Didn’t Listen
In 2014, some very pervy creeps stole some very personal iCloud photos from some very high-profile celebs and put them on the open web, creating one very specific PR crisis for Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook. The company was about to roll out Apple Pay as part of its latest software update, a process that took…
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U.S. National Security Agency Denies Tucker Carlson Show Worth Sabotaging
In a rare rebuke of a public figure alleging himself to be an intelligence target of the United States, the U.S. National Security Agency on Tuesday roundly rejected claims of illegal surveillance leveled by Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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‘Clearview AI’ Hit With Legal Complaints In 5 Countries, Accused of Face Recognition Abuse
Clearview AI, the American maker of a controversial facial recognition tool used mostly by police, is facing a downpour of legal complaints across Europe as of Thursday, alleging scopious privacy violations based on internal documents showing the company’s algorithm at work.
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Man Banned From Carrying ‘Loose QR Codes’ After Altering Covid Check-In Signs
A man in the Australian state of South Australia was arrested Wednesday after allegedly placing his own QR codes on two official covid-19 check-in signs, according to police in South Australia. The man was granted bail with one very specific condition: He can’t carry “loose QR codes” anywhere.