#Google Chrome users urged to check vital new privacy tool

#Google Chrome users urged to check vital new privacy tool

“Google Chrome users urged to check vital new privacy tool” Google Chrome fans are being urged to protect their personal data by taking the browser’s latest crime-busting tool for a spin. “Privacy Guide” is a simple, step-by-step guided tour of some existing privacy and security controls in Chrome. It allows you to shore up your…

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#How creeps steal nudes off phones

#How creeps steal nudes off phones

“How creeps steal nudes off phones” A creepy T-Mobile employee stole nude photos of a young Queens woman when she went to the store to trade-in her phone last September, a shocking new lawsuit alleges — as legal experts and advocates fear a rise in what’s been dubbed the modern-day “Peeping Tom.” Karen Mun, now…

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#Instagram filters disabled in Texas during facial-recognition lawsuit

#Instagram filters disabled in Texas during facial-recognition lawsuit

“Instagram filters disabled in Texas during facial-recognition lawsuit” Instagram has quietly disabled its filters for users in Texas, thanks to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton that alleged their facial-recognition technology violated state law and residents’ privacy rights. In the lawsuit, Paxton claimed that Meta, Instagram’s parent company, “unlawfully captured the biometric identifiers…

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#Zoom must nix emotion tracking feature: human rights groups

#Zoom must nix emotion tracking feature: human rights groups

“Zoom must nix emotion tracking feature: human rights groups” Human rights and privacy groups are demanding that video chat giant Zoom scrap its “creepy” plans to use artificial intelligence to track and analyze human emotions, slamming the technology as “pseudoscience.”  The news comes after tech site Protocol reported that Zoom plans to start selling products…

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#CDC bought cell phone data to track lockdowns, vaccination: docs

#CDC bought cell phone data to track lockdowns, vaccination: docs

“CDC bought cell phone data to track lockdowns, vaccination: docs” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used location data from tens of millions of Americans’ phones to track compliance with lockdown orders and vaccination efforts, according to newly revealed documents.  The CDC specifically monitored Americans’ visits to churches and schools, as well as “detailed…

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#Facebook ‘open borders’ leads to massive data leaks: report

#Facebook ‘open borders’ leads to massive data leaks: report

“Facebook ‘open borders’ leads to massive data leaks: report” Facebook has failed to safeguard users’ personal data to the point where the company doesn’t know what happens to it or where it ends up, the firm’s software engineers have warned. The news site Motherboard obtained leaked documents indicating that senior software engineers warned the company…

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#Expert warns virtual police may need to patrol metaverse to stop human trafficking

#Expert warns virtual police may need to patrol metaverse to stop human trafficking

“Expert warns virtual police may need to patrol metaverse to stop human trafficking” Virtual police may need to patrol the metaverse to keep users safe from abuse, according to a human trafficking expert. International human trafficking expert Matthew Friedman raised his concerns about criminals exploiting virtual reality in a recent article for the South China Morning…

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