Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts
…In the same month that Colorado passed its new law, Neurorights published the results of the first-ever study into the privacy practices and data policies of current consumer neurotechnologies. Analyzing 30…
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Meta Glasses Are Comfortable, Functional, and Make My Spouse Recoil in Fear
…Meta doesn’t have the greatest track record on privacy, and the company has continued to push forward with policies that are questionable at best. Even if you’re not concerned that…
Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Is Missing Some Key Names: OpenAI and Anthropic
…Go to settings, then privacy, then shared chats. You can change this. Coming up after the break, we'll be sharing our WIRED/TIRED pics of the week. Zoë Schiffer: All right…
I’ve Tried Every Smart Speaker From Amazon, Google, and Apple—These Are the Ones Worth Buying
…and Amazon has changed its policy for recordings with regular Alexa, too—those now also go to Amazon. There was previously a “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature that you could…
New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction
…to climate change, harming the environment, and raising electricity bills, but also prevent tech companies from producing products that harm the “health and well-being of working families, privacy and civil rights…
Vertu Is Back With a Folding Phone Powered by—Surprise—an AI Agent
…Vertu then changed hands over several years, with various acquisitions, eventually shuttering its UK factory and laying off staff. In the last few years, the company has been churning out luxury Android…
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
…And if it’s not wanted, the police will move along,” says Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. “But we’re increasingly seeing…
The Saily Ultra eSIM Is a Great, Perk-Packed Choice for Globetrotters
…For example, Saily offers unlimited data in the UK for 15 days for $49, but there’s a fair usage policy that will throttle you after 5 GB in a single 24…
How to Block Spammers, Scammers, and Telemarketers on Your Phone
…Open Settings, Privacy & Security, and tap Blocked Contacts. Unfortunately, blocking individual numbers isn’t very effective when telemarketers or scammers are contacting you, as they use multiple numbers and change them frequently…
How Hunter Biden Won the Internet
…Some of the world’s most powerful people reveled in the near-total violation of his digital privacy, and all they found was a case of illegal gun possession and some unpaid…