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Your car is watching " here's how to shield your personal in-car data
5+ hour ago (653+ words) Modern cars can collect and share private driver data through connected services, but it's not essential. Here's how to opt out. In an internet-driven world, modern connected cars are under scrutiny from regulators and industry bodies largely due to their…...
US ends investigation into claims Whats App chats aren't private
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (651+ words) A US agency abruptly closed an investigation into claims that Meta Platforms can access encrypted Whats App messages. A Commerce Department investigator concluded Meta stores and views Whats App messages, but his agency shut down the probe shortly after he…...
Fire is a two-faced friend and currently out of control
19+ hour, 30+ min ago (460+ words) With the wildfires still raging across Southern Georgia it seems like now might be a good time to talk about fire. A frequent subject of song, poetry, prose and cinema, fire provides fodder for the world of ideas and writers…...
Don't worry " the robots aren't coming for your job
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (721+ words) Trillions of dollars of investments rest on one assumption: you can trust AI agents with real work. Now, a landmark, peer-reviewed study says you can't " no wonder Wall Street is getting nervous In January, the'chief executive of Palantir, one of…...
EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rules | Technology News
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (20+ words) European Union fails to reach consensus on revised AI Act, exposing divisions over regulation as Europe balances innovation with oversight...
Product showcase: Simple X Chat removes user identifiers from messaging
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (365+ words) Simple X Chat is a free, private, open-source messenger that uses encryption and does not require user identifiers. It is available on mobile and desktop platforms, including i OS, Android, Windows, mac OS, and Linux. After downloading the app, the…...
Disneyland is now scanning your face at nearly every gate, sparking privacy concerns
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (760+ words) There's nothing quite as identifiable as a face. Retailers use facial recognition technology to more easily nab shoplifters. Casinos have deployed it to keep card counters away. Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people…...
Whats App's encryption protects servers but leaves users exposed to client-side attacks
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (762+ words) Whats App's use of encryption technologies has significantly strengthened the privacy of its users, but the design of the popular messaging app also exposes them to a different class of client-side threats. That was according to Tal Be'ery, co-founder and…...
EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rules
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (325+ words) The Economic Times EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach a deal on watered-down landmark artificial intelligence rules after 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday and will resume talks next month The changes to the AI Act, which entered…...