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NYC Attempt to Scan Subway for Weapons With AI Fails Miserably as System Flooded by False Positives While Detecting Zero Actual Guns

New York City's AI-powered subway gun-scanning program was ineffective, resulting in zero gun recoveries and raising privacy concerns due to numerous false positives.

Halliday promises its smart wayfarers have a 'proactive' AI assistant inside

Smart glasses at CES 2025 promise advanced capabilities like AI interaction, real-time assistance, and translation, but privacy considerations remain a concern.

NYC Attempt to Scan Subway for Weapons With AI Fails Miserably as System Flooded by False Positives While Detecting Zero Actual Guns

New York City's AI-powered subway gun-scanning program was ineffective, resulting in zero gun recoveries and raising privacy concerns due to numerous false positives.

Halliday promises its smart wayfarers have a 'proactive' AI assistant inside

Smart glasses at CES 2025 promise advanced capabilities like AI interaction, real-time assistance, and translation, but privacy considerations remain a concern.
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'Breaking Bad' house on sale for $4M as homeowner is sick of gawking fans: 'We're done'

Joanne Quintana is selling the 'Breaking Bad' house for $4 million due to overwhelming fan traffic and privacy invasion.

I Worked In A Gentlemen's Club. Here's The Uncomfortable Truth Many Married Women Won't Face.

The adult entertainment industry benefits financially from women's labor while often treating them as expendable resources.
Secrecy is crucial for workers in the entertainment industry to maintain their reputations in other areas of life.
#human-rights

Exposing Surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico Border: 2024 Year in Review in Pictures

Surveillance technology is expanding significantly along the U.S.-Mexico border, raising serious human rights concerns.

UK government announces tender for live facial recognition technology

The UK government is advancing Live Facial Recognition technology for policing despite existing human rights concerns and absence of legal regulations.

Exposing Surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico Border: 2024 Year in Review in Pictures

Surveillance technology is expanding significantly along the U.S.-Mexico border, raising serious human rights concerns.

UK government announces tender for live facial recognition technology

The UK government is advancing Live Facial Recognition technology for policing despite existing human rights concerns and absence of legal regulations.
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Pornhub to block Florida users, citing age verification law

Florida's new law mandates age verification for adult websites, impacting user privacy and access.

Insurance Companies' Phone Profit Strategy Exposed

Health insurance companies are using telemarketing to offer unsolicited home visits under Medicare, raising concerns over privacy and the responsible use of personal medical information.
#data-security

Here's how to tell if your air fryer is spying on you: 'This is often done'

Air fryers may invade privacy by collecting personal data, including location and audio permissions, often without proper consent.

How Strava Became the Secret Weapon of City Planners

Strava's user engagement is exceptionally high, but privacy concerns pose serious challenges.

Turns out Redbox's derelict kiosks are a big red security risk

Redbox kiosks pose a security risk due to data exposure from improper data wiping before sale.
Weak encryption allowed for easy extraction of sensitive customer information by unauthorized individuals.

Here's how to tell if your air fryer is spying on you: 'This is often done'

Air fryers may invade privacy by collecting personal data, including location and audio permissions, often without proper consent.

How Strava Became the Secret Weapon of City Planners

Strava's user engagement is exceptionally high, but privacy concerns pose serious challenges.

Turns out Redbox's derelict kiosks are a big red security risk

Redbox kiosks pose a security risk due to data exposure from improper data wiping before sale.
Weak encryption allowed for easy extraction of sensitive customer information by unauthorized individuals.
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Missing Hawaii woman seen crossing into Mexico, police say

Hannah Kobayashi voluntarily disappeared after arriving in Los Angeles, seeking a break from modern connectivity.

Fianna Fail councillor objected to plans for houses that would block sunlight into his conservatory

Councillor Kilcoyne supports housing but raises concerns over privacy and sunlight blockage due to the planning application for nearby homes.

Karen Read case: Judge denies requests for parents' phone records

Judge Cannone denied prosecutors' request for phone records, citing insufficient legal grounds.

Can you read your manager's emails via Copilot?

Microsoft is addressing security issues with its AI Copilot assistant to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Increasingly common phone act actually a relationship red flag, study reveals

A significant portion of Australians find it acceptable to expect to have their partner's device codes and to track their location.

Welcome to Google's nightmare: US reveals plan to destroy search monopoly

The DOJ's proposed plan aims for nuanced adjustments to break Google's search monopoly, fostering competition and innovation.
Potential remedies could bind Google for ten years, but may be revisited if competition improves significantly.
#cybersecurity

How your browser is spying on you: Hidden dangers lurking behind every click

Web browsers are essential tools for internet access but pose serious privacy risks.

Hackers are making robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs

Robot vacuums were hacked, leading to control by attackers who emitted racial slurs through the device's speakers during several incidents across the U.S.

Discord snoop site Spy.pet is offline, banned from platform

Data harvesting site Spy.pet was dismantled after public exposure, highlighting the importance of transparency and scrutiny in cybersecurity.

How your browser is spying on you: Hidden dangers lurking behind every click

Web browsers are essential tools for internet access but pose serious privacy risks.

Hackers are making robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs

Robot vacuums were hacked, leading to control by attackers who emitted racial slurs through the device's speakers during several incidents across the U.S.

Discord snoop site Spy.pet is offline, banned from platform

Data harvesting site Spy.pet was dismantled after public exposure, highlighting the importance of transparency and scrutiny in cybersecurity.
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Parents Furious as School Accused of Covering Up AI-Generated Nudes of Students

The Lancaster Country Day School faced severe backlash over a coverup of an AI-generated nude image scandal involving students.

Snapchat reserves right to put AI-generated images of users' faces in 'My Selfie' ads

Snapchat can use user selfies in ads without explicit consent through the 'My Selfie' feature.

Will Recall be under Windows Insiders' Christmas tree?

Microsoft's Recall technology, aimed at enhancing productivity, faces delays due to privacy concerns and feedback, impacting its expected rollout for Windows Insiders.

Parents Furious as School Accused of Covering Up AI-Generated Nudes of Students

The Lancaster Country Day School faced severe backlash over a coverup of an AI-generated nude image scandal involving students.

Snapchat reserves right to put AI-generated images of users' faces in 'My Selfie' ads

Snapchat can use user selfies in ads without explicit consent through the 'My Selfie' feature.

Will Recall be under Windows Insiders' Christmas tree?

Microsoft's Recall technology, aimed at enhancing productivity, faces delays due to privacy concerns and feedback, impacting its expected rollout for Windows Insiders.
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#meta

Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers

Meta is reintroducing facial recognition technology to combat celebrity investment scams on Facebook, targeting problematic 'celeb-bait' ads.

Less Personalized Ads On Meta In The EU; The Secret Service Loves Ad Tech | AdExchanger

Meta adapts its ad model in Europe, offering less personalized options amidst regulatory changes.

Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers

Meta is reintroducing facial recognition technology to combat celebrity investment scams on Facebook, targeting problematic 'celeb-bait' ads.

Less Personalized Ads On Meta In The EU; The Secret Service Loves Ad Tech | AdExchanger

Meta adapts its ad model in Europe, offering less personalized options amidst regulatory changes.
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Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms | Computer Weekly

UK police forces are considering a cloud RMS but face data protection risks with US providers, particularly regarding sensitive records and surveillance laws.

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Zuzalu is Dead. Long Live Zuzalu! - Metamorphosis Commenced v3 (11/6/2024) | HackerNoon

The article discusses significant tech news, emphasizing China's digital yuan's implications for privacy and the U.S. investigation into Tether's stablecoin operations.
#social-media

X allows blocked users to view your public tweets

Musk's change allows blocked users to view public posts on X but prevents them from engaging, sparking privacy concerns among users.

How children of influencers are pushing back

Monetizing children's lives on social media can lead to significant privacy loss and potential exploitation, with real-life repercussions for their wellbeing.

An overnight pop sensation is the latest celebrity to hit back at her own 'creepy' fans

Chappell Roan advocates for fan respect and highlights harassment issues faced by celebrities in public.

X now lets blocked users see your posts

Elon Musk's X now allows blocked users to see the posts of blocked accounts, raising safety concerns.

Meta's Threads suspends accounts showing private jet travel of billionaires like owner Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Taylor Swift

Threads accounts tracking private jet flights of celebrities were suspended, raising privacy concerns amidst ongoing debates on public data sharing.

Threads Introduces Activity Status Feature for Real-Time Engagement - Lindsey Gamble

Threads is enhancing real-time interactions with its new Activity Status feature, despite user privacy concerns.

X allows blocked users to view your public tweets

Musk's change allows blocked users to view public posts on X but prevents them from engaging, sparking privacy concerns among users.

How children of influencers are pushing back

Monetizing children's lives on social media can lead to significant privacy loss and potential exploitation, with real-life repercussions for their wellbeing.

An overnight pop sensation is the latest celebrity to hit back at her own 'creepy' fans

Chappell Roan advocates for fan respect and highlights harassment issues faced by celebrities in public.

X now lets blocked users see your posts

Elon Musk's X now allows blocked users to see the posts of blocked accounts, raising safety concerns.

Meta's Threads suspends accounts showing private jet travel of billionaires like owner Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Taylor Swift

Threads accounts tracking private jet flights of celebrities were suspended, raising privacy concerns amidst ongoing debates on public data sharing.

Threads Introduces Activity Status Feature for Real-Time Engagement - Lindsey Gamble

Threads is enhancing real-time interactions with its new Activity Status feature, despite user privacy concerns.
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What are the consequences of living as a human in an "always on" digital world?

Humans are increasingly adapting to an 'always on' digital world, which can be detrimental to our organic cycles and privacy.
#hacking

Popular Chinese electric vehicles can listen to conversations, owners claim

Electric vehicles may possess vulnerabilities that compromise user privacy, allowing unauthorized access to internal audio without the owner's consent.

Redbox customers' credit card numbers, private info stored in easily hacked kiosks

Old Redbox kiosks have been hacked, exposing customer credit card details and personal information due to security vulnerabilities in self-booting machines.

Popular Chinese electric vehicles can listen to conversations, owners claim

Electric vehicles may possess vulnerabilities that compromise user privacy, allowing unauthorized access to internal audio without the owner's consent.

Redbox customers' credit card numbers, private info stored in easily hacked kiosks

Old Redbox kiosks have been hacked, exposing customer credit card details and personal information due to security vulnerabilities in self-booting machines.
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#ad-blockers

How Google Chrome is declaring war against ad blockers

Manifest V3 removes critical access for ad blockers in Chrome, impacting their efficacy and innovation.

Google warns that ad blockers like uBlock Origin will soon be removed

Google's shift to Manifest V3 may lead to the removal of widely-used ad blockers like uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store.

How Google Chrome is declaring war against ad blockers

Manifest V3 removes critical access for ad blockers in Chrome, impacting their efficacy and innovation.

Google warns that ad blockers like uBlock Origin will soon be removed

Google's shift to Manifest V3 may lead to the removal of widely-used ad blockers like uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store.
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26 Disturbing Luxury Hotel Secrets I'm Definitely Sure Will Change The Way You Vacation Forever

Luxury hotels harbor surprising secrets about guest behavior and staff experiences.
High-profile guests often disregard security protocols, raising risks for hotel staff.

Bloomberg

Verify your computer network for unusual activity to maintain security.
Browser settings should allow JavaScript and cookies to prevent access issues.

Ford's Controversial New Patent Could Bring Ads Into Your Car Conversations | stupidDOPE

Ford is developing a system that listens to passenger conversations for targeted advertising, raising serious privacy concerns.

23andMe settles class-action breach lawsuit for $30 million

23andMe settled a $30 million lawsuit due to a significant 2023 data breach affecting millions, including genetic monitoring for affected users.

Many companies using Bossware technology to monitor remote employees | Sunday Business Page

Bossware, technology for monitoring remote employees, raises legal and privacy concerns as its use becomes widespread among companies.

Bug lets anyone bypass WhatsApp's 'View Once' privacy feature | TechCrunch

WhatsApp's 'View Once' feature has a critical bug in its web app, allowing recipients to save disappearing messages contrary to its privacy promises.

Telegram quietly enables users to report private chats to moderators after founder's arrest | TechCrunch

Telegram now allows users to report private chats after a moderation policy update post Pavel Durov's arrest in France.

Security robots are starting to join the ranks of human guards. Here's what we know

Security robots are becoming important partners in security systems, enhancing human efforts but raising privacy and job concerns.

Ring home security review: Pros, cons, and pricing

Ring offers affordable home security solutions with easy DIY setup but has a history of privacy and security issues.

X's new calling feature could open you up to scammers and stalkers

Users discovered privacy issues with X's free audio and video calling feature.
X's default setup exposes users' IP addresses during calls.

Artificial Intelligence and Privacy

Privacy law needs to evolve to address AI challenges.
AI exacerbates privacy problems in unique ways.

AI-powered romantic chatbots are a privacy nightmare

AI romance and companion chatbots have significant security and privacy concerns.
These chatbots gather users' personal data, use trackers, and lack transparency about ownership and AI models.
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