Instagram’s New Instants App Is a Snapchat Clone for Thirst Traps
…That's striking for a company that helped make sepia-toned filters like Valencia household names, and is hell-bent on adding generative AI to every other corner of its apps. There…
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The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
…Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories. And stay safe out there. The FBI…
6G Is Coming. Here’s What to Expect From the Next Generation of Cellular Tech
…Today, increasingly large files are being sent to cloud servers for AI processing, from security camera footage to generative AI photo and video editing. The demand for faster uploads will continue to…
Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School
…in-Place Plans.” Alpha has contracted with a private security firm to provide guards at some campuses. Another issue flagged in the AI’s postmortem review—“inspection tracking”—may have been a…
Hasan Piker, Self-Described ‘Ayatollah of Woke,’ Wants AI to Die
…We're kind of all just trying to do our very best for privacy and for security against warrantless surveillance by the government. But they tell me, “You got to get the…
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
…The country has, arguably, emerged at the head of Europe’s growing digital sovereignty push, which aims to cut some reliance on US-based technology over concerns around data security, the Trump…
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
…AI model tuned to our quirks. The post-9/11 security state has habituated us to the idea of trading a fingerprint or a scan of our face in exchange for security…
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…
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
…I think we have so many cybersecurity holes, and this is only a bigger problem with AI. We could have a much more secure internet; it would just mean slowing down basically…
Why Amazon Is Buying Globalstar—and What It Means for Your iPhone
…has used privacy as a strong selling point, will square using a location-aware service run by Amazon, a company with a poor track record of keeping users’ data secure across its…