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New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations
The lawsuit says that Google, the top tech brand in public schools, used its educational products...
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Your Doorbell Camera Spied on You. Now What?
Amazon’s popular Ring security cameras have gaping security holes. Here’s how to protect yourself.
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Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
Microphones and cameras lurk everywhere. You may want to slip on some privacy armor.
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Clearview’s Facial Recognition App Is Identifying Child Victims of Abuse
Though a breakthrough for law enforcement, the technique could allow the little-known start-up to collect an...
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Facial Recognition Moves Into a New Front: Schools
A district in New York has adopted the technology in the name of safety. Opponents cite...
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Facebook to Pay $550 Million to Settle Facial Recognition Suit
It was another black mark on the privacy record of the social network, which also reported...
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Kenya’s New Digital IDs May Exclude Millions of Minorities
Millions face hurdles in obtaining documents to get a biometric ID card that will be required...
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Have a Search Warrant for Data? Google Wants You to Pay
The tech giant has begun charging U.S. law enforcement for responses to search warrants and subpoenas.
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London Police Are Taking Surveillance to a Whole New Level
The city, stepping into a debate over privacy, says it will use real-time facial recognition technology...
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Britain Plans Vast Privacy Protections for Children
New rules will require online services to overhaul how they treat the personal details of children...
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Unmasking a Company That Wants to Unmask Us All
I reported on an app, created by the company Clearview AI, that can identify people in...
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The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images —...
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Does the F.B.I. Need Apple to Hack Into iPhones?
There are tools to crack into the phones at the center of a new dispute over...
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What’s the Price of Getting Your Data? More Data
A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But...
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Apple Takes a (Cautious) Stand Against Opening a Killer’s iPhones
The Silicon Valley giant is preparing for a legal fight over encryption, even as it works...
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Grindr and OkCupid Spread Personal Details, Study Says
Norwegian research raises questions about whether certain ways of sharing of information violate data privacy laws...
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Barr Asks Apple to Unlock Pensacola Killer’s Phones, Setting Up Clash
The request set up a collision between law enforcement and big technology firms in the latest...
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4 Things to Know About YouTube’s New Children Privacy Practices
The video service is making several changes after a settlement with federal and state regulators.
