Google CEO Sundar Pichai warns society to brace for impact of A.I. acceleration, says ‘it’s not for a company to decide’ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/17/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-warns-society-to-brace-for-impact-of-ai-acceleration.html
Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to more users worldwide https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-rolls-out-total-cookie-protection-by-default-to-all-users-worldwide/
Hospitals pledge to protect patient privacy. Almost all their websites leak visitor data like a sieve https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/03/hospitals-hipaa-health-data-pixel-tracker/
40% of IT security pros say they’ve been told not to report a data leak https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/11/in_brief_security/
Ban TikTok – But we need a better version of the RESTRICT Act https://proton.me/blog/ban-tiktok-better-restrict-act
How Smart App Banners can be used to reveal Apple ID region https://fingerprint.com/blog/apple-id-region-leak/
New Ultrasonic Acoustic Attack Targeting Microphones and Voice Assistants Gives Remote Access to Most Smart Devices https://thedebrief.org/new-ultrasonic-acoustic-attack-targeting-microphones-and-voice-assistants-gives-remote-access-to-most-smart-devices/
Now Is the Time for a Federal Ban on Facial Recognition Surveillance https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/now-is-the-time-for-a-federal-ban-on-facial-recognition-surveillance
How Reckless Cops Relying On Questionable Facial Recognition Tech Can Destroy Lives https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/07/how-reckless-cops-relying-on-questionable-facial-recognition-tech-can-destroy-lives/
Police are using invasive facial recognition software to put every American in a perpetual lineup https://www.foxnews.com/tech/police-using-invasive-facial-recognition-software-put-every-american-in-perpetual-lineup
Devon and Cornwall Police drones launched to monitor unsafe driving https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65222222
States warned about facial recognition for unemployment claims https://statescoop.com/labor-dept-inspector-general-warns-states-facial-recognition-unemploymen/
Iran installs cameras to identify women breaking dress code https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/08/middleeast/iran-cameras-unveiled-women-intl/index.html
Tesla hit with class action lawsuit over alleged privacy intrusion https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-privacy-intrusion-2023-04-08/
If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/opinion/online-advertising-privacy-data-surveillance-consumer-quality.html