Privacy Concerns

Three years ago Snap (NYSE:SNAP) launched Spectacles, a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses that sent photos and videos straight to its Snapchat. The device initially generated lots of interest thanks to a clever marketing campaign with vanishing vending m…

NEW YORK Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. The practice was, until recently, common in the tech industry. Companies say the us…

NEW YORK (AP) Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. The practice was, until recently, common in the tech industry. Companies say t…

NEW YORK (AP) Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. The practice was, until recently, common in the tech industry. Companies say t…

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Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) lets network operators and the public view online router incidents worldwide.An Internet Society-backed effort to thwart malicious Internet traffic and abuse now tracks routing incidents online via a free too…

Watch the reinstated video, posted by YouTuber “THAT’S THE POINT with Brandon:” Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube recently removed footage of an altercation between CNN host Chris Cuomo and a member of the public who referred to him as “Fredo,” a r…

Skype voice Translator is marketed by Microsoft in glowing terms as the machine learning (ML) language translator that keeps getting smarter. Its reputation for accurately translating in near real time between ten languages (English, Spanish, French, German,…

Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg just had their ears boxed by the 9th US circuit Court of Appeals regarding privacy concerns related to Facebook’s facial recognition technology. The decision by the court opens the possibility of a massive Facebook class action la…

Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg just had their ears boxed by the 9th US circuit Court of Appeals regarding privacy concerns related to Facebook's facial recognition technology. The decision by the court opens the possibility of a massive Facebook class action la…