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Carol Hancox
October 27, 1:26 AM
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The 115,000-plus files related to UN Women included detailed financial disclosures from organizations around the world—and personal details and testimonials from vulnerable individuals.
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Carol Hancox
October 6, 12:57 AM
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Privacy activist Max Schrems has won another legal fight against Meta, this time limiting how the company can use off-platform activity—and public statements—to target ads.
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Carol Hancox
August 9, 10:06 PM
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A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
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Carol Hancox
July 28, 2:20 AM
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A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
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Carol Hancox
June 30, 4:38 AM
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CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers.
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Carol Hancox
June 12, 12:43 AM
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Microsoft will modify a tool on its new AI-powered PCs that had sparked privacy concerns.
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Carol Hancox
April 13, 1:29 AM
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Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service.
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Carol Hancox
March 11, 11:30 PM
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The files stored on iCloud and on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac are already pretty well secured. But if you want the best protection against hackers, snoops, and spooks, turn on ADP.
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Carol Hancox
March 3, 4:42 AM
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Ankle tags that constantly log a person’s coordinates are part of a growing cadre of experimental surveillance tools that countries around the world are trying out on new arrivals.
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Carol Hancox
February 10, 1:24 AM
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In a test at one station, Transport for London used a computer vision system to try and detect crime and weapons, people falling on the tracks, and fare dodgers, documents obtained by WIRED show.
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Carol Hancox
January 13, 11:28 PM
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More than 4 million school records, including safety procedures, student medical files, and court documents, were also publicly accessible online.
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Carol Hancox
November 19, 2023 6:44 AM
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The National Telecommunication Monitoring Center in Bangladesh exposed a database to the open web. The types of data leaked online are extensive.
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Carol Hancox
November 4, 2023 3:22 AM
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The slow-motion implosion of Elon Musk’s X has given rise to a slew of competitors, where privacy invasions that ran rampant over the past decade still largely persist.
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Carol Hancox
October 19, 2:47 AM
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Security researchers created an algorithm that turns a malicious prompt into a set of hidden instructions that could send a user's personal information to an attacker.
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Carol Hancox
September 16, 2:57 AM
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Private Cloud Compute is an entirely new kind of infrastructure that, Apple’s Craig Federighi tells WIRED, allows your personal data to be “hermetically sealed inside of a privacy bubble.”
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Carol Hancox
August 1, 2:50 AM
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OpenAI’s newest model is “a data hoover on steroids,” says one expert—but there are still ways to use it while minimizing risk to your private data.
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Carol Hancox
July 6, 12:14 AM
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In the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted advertising.
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Carol Hancox
June 12, 12:53 AM
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A popular AI training dataset is “stealing and weaponizing” the faces of Brazilian children without their knowledge or consent, human rights activists claim.
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Carol Hancox
May 12, 7:45 PM
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The number of data records breached in April 2024 hit over five billion, a staggering year-on-year increase.
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Carol Hancox
March 17, 3:55 AM
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Starting at the end of April, Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to have security cameras inside their rental properties, citing a commitment to prioritizing guest privacy.
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Carol Hancox
March 10, 12:23 AM
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On Tuesday the country’s techiest city backed a ballot proposition that tapped into concerns about crime, giving the police more freedom to use drones and other surveillance technology.
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Carol Hancox
February 25, 1:59 AM
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A student investigation at the University of Waterloo uncovered a system that scanned countless undergrads without consent.
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Carol Hancox
January 13, 11:59 PM
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Being fully anonymous is next to impossible—but you can significantly limit what the internet knows about you by sticking to a few basic rules.
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Carol Hancox
December 2, 2023 8:58 AM
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The social media company Meta is facing a complaint for breaching European data protection law after offering customers the choice of accepting targeted advertisements based on their likes, interests and other personal information, or paying for an ad-free alternative.
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Carol Hancox
November 4, 2023 3:25 AM
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Meta is about to roll out ad-free subscriptions on Instagram and Facebook. But critics say privacy should not be turned into a luxury.
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