Privacy advocates want Google to stop handing consumer data over to ICE
… He is a current, not former PhD candidate, and the EFF letter concerns his personal, not university, Gmail account.
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You can get dragged into a police investigation by proximity alone — for now
… Google stopped storing Maps users’ location history in the cloud in 2024, citing privacy concerns — a change that led some justices to question why the court was taking up this issue in the first place. “This involves a Google feature that doesn’t exist any longer,” Justice Samuel Alito said during… …
Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes
… Meta simply refuses to place the safety of children ahead of engagement, advertising revenue, and profit.” Meta claims recent features like Teen Accounts already address many of New Mexico’s concerns, and proposes far more modest changes to tweak its age assurance models and fund law enforcement tr… …
The Razr Fold is stuck in the middle
… To actually use the Motorola Razr Fold, you must accept the following: Motorola’s Privacy and Software Updates But you also get to decide how Motorola’s support works on your phone: Help improve Motorola products optional Enhanced device support optional Smart updates optional After entering your G… …
GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft
… Microsoft is moving towards passkeys as the favored method for two-factor authentication for Microsoft accounts. “SMS authentication is vulnerable to phishing and SIM-swap attacks,” says Microsoft. “We’re replacing it with passkeys and verified email for better protection and convenience.” The chan… …
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
… Now, a security researcher is highlighting fresh concerns about latent malware being able to “ride along” and steal Recall data. Microsoft has dismissed the concerns saying there is no vulnerability. …
That UL logo is more complicated than it looks
… It’s a really great question because one of the concerns or questions that I actually have about AI comes back to that veracity of the training data. …