Privacy Concerns

SACRAMENTO — In a dramatic victory for tenant advocates, the California Assembly narrowly passed a statewide rent-cap proposal on Wednesday night amid mounting pressure for lawmakers to protect renters from the steepest of increases in a hot rental market. I…

If you dont like the idea that your Echo device is recording every question you ask it all in the interest of, well, whatever Amazons reasoning is you can now wipe its memory each day with a handy voice command. Say this to your device, Alexa, delete everythi…

Amazon is making it easier for users of its Echo devices to delete recordings of their voices, as consumer and regulatory privacy concerns regarding artificial-intelligence assistants mount. The retail giant said Wednesday it tweaked its Alexa voice software…

Apple has faced criticism over its App Store policies. Angela Lang/CNET Apple's defending its App Store -- by publishing an explainer site that breaks down its approval process and guidelines.  "We created the App Store with two goals in mind: that it be a…

Amazon has introduced a more compact 5.5-inch version of the Echo Show - named the Echo Show 5 - which sits between its big 10-inch brother and the alarm clock-sized Echo Spot.  The new $89.99 or £79.99  Echo Show 5 is, says Amazon, designed "for every room"…

The big picture: A 50-year arc toward open technology shaped today's industry. Open platforms like the original personal computers sparked its early growth. An open network, the internet, connected our devices and wove our digital world. Open source softwa…

A newly revealed patent application filed by Amazon is raising privacy concerns over an envisaged upgrade to the company's smart speaker systems. This change would mean that, by default, the devices end up listening to and recording everything you say in thei…

At the Aging Into the Future conference, a tech expo dedicated to innovation in elderly care, dozens of interactive booths beckoned investors, healthcare specialists, and senior citizens. There was a stationed driverless car, VR tutorials, and hands-free orth…

Forward-looking: While devices with integrated smart assistants are becoming increasing popular, privacy concerns over gadgets such as smart speakers continue to rise. These fears wont be helped by the discovery of a new Amazon patent that would see Alexa rec…

Some Republicans like senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are outspoken over problems they see with Big Tech, but others aren’t so sure using antitrust enforcement against Facebook and Google is a good idea. “Googl…