A new Alexa jamming device for people who don’t own a hammer
Smart speakers are error prone, leak personally identifiable information, and line the pockets of bad actors like Facebook and Amazon. That said, if the worst person in your life still…
Face masks often aren’t enough to defeat facial recognition, study finds
Well, there goes the tiniest privacy silver lining on that otherwise dark coronavirus cloud. A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found that many commercially…
The best Mac security tips: 7 mistakes you’re making, and how to fix them
Macs aren’t invulnerable; these essential tips will strengthen your privacy on MacOS and keep data safe.
Police are worried about white extremists organizing on Gab Chat, leaked documents show
Violent white extremists are sick of getting doxxed on Discord, and will “likely” move their organizing efforts to an encrypted messaging alternative created by Gab, an alt-right favorite. So claims…
Wells Fargo tells employees to uninstall TikTok while Amazon reverses its own ban
Amazon may have backed away from telling employees to uninstall TikTok, but it seems Wells Fargo actually went through with it. The Information reported that the San Francisco-based financial institution…
Police use facial-recognition tech to arrest another innocent man
Let’s say it together: Facial-recognition technology is a dangerous, biased mess. We are reminded of this obvious fact again with the news Friday that an innocent man, despite not looking…
Which smart security cams are serious about privacy? We’ve ranked them all
We look at some of the most popular cameras to see how they stack up in terms of protecting your privacy.
Boston bans most city use of facial-recognition tech in privacy win
Boston on Wednesday joined the still small, but growing, number of U.S. cities that have for the most part banned city officials’ use of facial-recognition technology. The ordinance, sponsored by…
Apple’s privacy-focused ‘nutrition labels’ for apps are only a start
Do you trust companies like Facebook to accurately and completely tell you how, and to what extent, their apps monitor and track you both on your phone and across the…
The best cheap VPN services in June 2020
Don’t be fooled. The best VPN services aren’t always the most expensive. By Johirul Hassan2020-06-08 11:16:20 UTC Newsflash: the best VPN providers aren’t always the most expensive. In fact, some…