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The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog, which it says can be deployed in dangerous situations and keep officers safer, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.

Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.

Many of us already live with artificial intelligence now, but researchers say interactions with the technology will become increasingly personalized.

Canadian authorities declared that the company needed citizens’ consent to use their biometric information, and told the firm to delete facial images from its database.

An online tool targets only a small slice of what’s out there, but may open some eyes to how widely artificial intelligence research fed on personal images.

Requiring that app makers list the data they collect reveals a lot about what some apps do with our information (ahem, WhatsApp) but creates confusion about others.

Lawmakers say the attack on the Capitol has generated more support for tougher regulation of the industry.

We need control over how our data is used. Thanks to California, there’s a promising new path.

The company faced a backlash from users who worried the changes made the messaging service less secure.

The encrypted messaging services have become the world’s hottest apps over the last week, driven by growing anxiety over the power of the biggest tech companies and privacy concerns.

Tim Berners-Lee wants to put people in control of their personal data. He has technology and a start-up pursuing that goal. Can he succeed?

Public health officials are using Eventbrite’s online ticketing platform to schedule shots. But appointments are still hard to find, and not everyone knows how to use the website.

The social network said it opposed changes that Apple was making to the tracking of apps and would provide information for an antitrust complaint against the iPhone maker.

European Union and British authorities released draft laws to halt the spread of harmful content and improve competition.

Covid-19 health pass apps could help reopen businesses and restore the economy. They could also unfairly exclude people from travel and workplaces.