… They warn that using overseas VPN servers could make users appear foreign, potentially exposing them to warrantless surveillance. VPNs are widely recommended for privacy, including by government agencies in the past. …
… Flowers is framing the townspeople’s rejection of the AI-powered LPR system as a pushback against technology — but residents’ concerns aren’t just about privacy: they’re also about trust. …
… This time, unionised employees at developer Build A Rocket Boy are taking legal action against the studio, accusing the company of violating their data protection and privacy rights. …
… Microsoft has also come under fire for similarly providing Azure services in support of ICE surveillance in the US. …
… In 2019, Google announced its Privacy Sandbox initiative "to develop a set of open standards to fundamentally enhance privacy on the web," including by smudging browser fingerprints. …
… Both systems will tap the country’s digital public infrastructure, including the Aadhaar citizen ID, the UPI payment gateway, the DigiLocker verification system, and the ONDC digital commerce platform. “It’s about decentralization and democratization of AI,” Ramesh Raskar, an associate professor at… …
… Erotic interactions with ChatGPT will further heighten the stakes for user privacy. …
… Civil liberties groups have raised concerns that the scale of the surveillance operation will create privacy issues: Everyday citizens will be tracked, without necessarily reducing gang-related violence. …
… Face recognition is a good example of surveillance that generates broad and diffuse privacy harms. …
… In a statement, CPC chair Greg Casar said Democrats should not be “handing them massive surveillance powers they will abuse.” Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Judiciary Committee member and longtime privacy advocate, warned that the Trump administration has already demonstrated a willingness to us… …
