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…order from. “McDonald's takes data privacy and security seriously, and we take robust steps to safeguard customer information,” a McDonald’s spokesperson tells WIRED via email. “Like many digital loyalty programs…
Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You can easily uninstall it. The bad? You might not…
…people make the privacy choices that are right for them and shape their experiences across our platforms,” Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts wrote in an emailed statement to WIRED. “We also conduct and…
…5 /10 WIRED Great privacy controls and defaults. No Google. Relatively few app incompatibilities. Hardware is powerful enough for casual tablet use. TIRED Not all apps will work. Few tablet-specific /e…
…Apple answered. “Overall, it was a huge win that they spent 10 minutes of the keynote addressing child safety, because that never would have happened a few years ago,” Gardner tells WIRED…
…Bosworth asserted in his conversation with Thompson that NameTag will not rely on a “central database,” even though neither Thompson nor WIRED claimed or suggested it would. Instead, WIRED’s analysis of…
…That alone is enough to alarm anyone concerned about protecting their privacy. Meta’s smart glasses do have an indicator light to warn bystanders when they’re being recorded, though some Meta…
According to a criminal complaint reviewed by WIRED, officers drove Moreno-Mendez to a nearby ICE field office. There, one deportation officer after another approached him with the same demand. Open your…
…does not involve the types of compelling privacy interests traditionally recognized as requiring pseudonymity.” Neither xAI nor lawyers representing the company responded to WIRED’s request for comment about the case. Danielle…
…Other governments have taken notice of the privacy implications of wearables like Meta’s glasses, raising concerns about more advanced capabilities they may have in the near future. On Tuesday, Democratic senators…