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Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Anker offered Eufy camera owners $2 per video for AI training | TechCrunch

Anker paid Eufy users $2 per theft video and encouraged staged recordings to build AI training data, creating privacy and security risks.
fromPrivacy International
1 week ago

End of the Line for Windows 10?

From the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft announced that it will no longer freely provide security updates for their popular operating system, Windows 10. This is important news for the 240 Million people who use Windows 10 on their personal and work computers. It means that the security features, and consequently the privacy protections, of computers running Windows 10 will start to degrade over time.
Information security
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Anker offered to pay Eufy camera owners to share videos for training its AI | TechCrunch

Companies pay users for camera and call recordings to train AI models, creating value for users but introducing significant privacy and security risks.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Woman Alarmed When to Get Brazilian Wax and Find That Employee Was Wearing Meta's Video Recording Glasses

In a recent viral TikTok video, influencer Aniessa Navarro said that she was in the middle of a Brazilian wax - which involves removal of body hair from intimate areas - at her regular Manhattan location of the European Wax Center chain when she realized that her esthetician was wearing a pair of Mark Zuckerberg's spy spectacles. Surprised, Navarro asked the esthetician if she was "wearing Meta glasses,"
Privacy technologies
Privacy professionals
fromHackernoon
8 months ago

What Hackers Can Learn by Watching Your Screen Reflections | HackerNoon

Webcam peeking can recognize graphical layouts on screens more easily than text, but still poses significant privacy risks.
Wearables
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say | TechCrunch

Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, which creates devices to help manage reminders and tasks for users.
Cryptocurrency
fromHackernoon
2 years ago

Vitalik Sparks Debate About ZKP-Based Digital IDs After Blog Criticism | HackerNoon

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) present both opportunities and challenges for digital identity systems in Web3.
EU data protection
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

DOGE wins at Supreme Court; conservative majority ends limits on data access

The court's ruling may create unequal standards for litigants and jeopardize personal privacy, especially related to sensitive data from the Social Security Administration.
#apple
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
4 months ago

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

A newly discovered database leak compromising 184 million login records highlights severe risks associated with poorly secured data storage.
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