Amazon is ending a little-used privacy feature that let some users of its Echo smart speaker prevent their voice commands from going to the company’s cloud.
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The Director of National Intelligence said such a demand would violate Americans’ rights and raise concerns about a foreign government pressuring a U.S.-based technology company.
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Apple says it can no longer offer end-to-end encrypted cloud backups in the UK and insists it will never build a backdoor or master key.
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Microsoft has unveiled a new AI-based web content analysis tool, underscoring safety and security to address potential concerns.
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The Tor Project announced that it has merged operations with the security-focused operating system Tails.
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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said it has opened an inquiry into Google’s Pathways Language Model 2, also known as PaLM2.
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Dutch agency said a database with billions of photos of faces amounted to serious violations of GDPR.
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A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around the world violate human rights.
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The US Justice Department has sued TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data and violating an online privacy law.
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The US Senate has passed a bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content.
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