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How local authorities and United States Border Patrol abuse flock cameras
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AI-driven ALPR systems are a mass dragnet-surveillance system that poses a direct threat to the privacy and freedom of everyone in the US.
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A new digital ID scheme in the UK is raising concerns among British citizens. We investigate how the scheme could work and the pros and cons
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Meta isn't just targeting you with ads, it's coaxing you into scams and banned products. And getting rich in the process.
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An executive order creating federal regulation for AI in the US could have ramifications for the privacy of citizens: Find out how to protect yourself
Google advertising
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News that Google is killing its Privacy Sandbox initiative shows it has little real concern for protecting people from invasive advertising practices.
Is ChatGPT Atlas safe? What to know about its privacy risks before you use it
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas brings AI directly into your browser — but at what cost? Here’s what researchers say about privacy and security risks.
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An AWS outage is disrupting Alexa, Slack, and other major platforms. Here's what it shows on our reliance on Big Tech and how to respond.
Discord ID age verification cyber attack
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A huge ID photo breach at Discord shows that age verification laws should not be enforced until robust privacy protections are in place.
This streamer got deepfaked. Then the men showed up at her door.
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Sweet Anita, one of Twitch’s most recognizable streamers, took all the right precautions. Then she got deepfaked.
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LinkedIn will share your public data with Microsoft to train AI. Find what this means for your privacy and how to opt out.
Meta accused of bypassing Apple’s tracking rules
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A former Meta employee alleges the company used internal tracking methods to bypass Apple’s privacy rules and inflate ad metrics.