August 14, 2019 40 percent of children have connected with a stranger online, shocking survey reveals Forty percent of American children have connected with a stranger online, according to a new survey of fourth- through eighth-graders.
August 13, 2019 Scary deepfake video shows Bill Hader morphing into Tom Cruise A terrifying new deepfake viral video shows Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader doing an impression of Tom Cruise, with the video showing Hader's face subtlety and creepily morphing into Cruise.
August 7, 2019 GOP senators demand answers from Google over the tech giant’s 'smart speaker relationship' with Huawei Republican Senators Marco Rubio, Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton have sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai seeking answers about the Silicon Valley heavyweight’s relationship with controversial Chinese tech giant Huawei.
July 30, 2019 Amazon's Ring service may have 200 police department partnerships already Amazon's Ring security service is reportedly working with 200 law enforcement agencies.
July 25, 2019 House passes anti-robocall bill in major crackdown on spam calls The scourge of robocalls moved one step closer to being eradicated this week.
July 21, 2019 Liberty Vittert: FaceApp’s sinister genius – Who knew Americans would give their lives away so easily? We simply don’t understand the unintended consequences of allowing our data to be used.
July 18, 2019 Free Wi-Fi is dicey: how to safely access the Internet when traveling Free Wi-Fi is irresistible for many travelers but it carries risks.
July 17, 2019 FaceApp security concerns: Experts say Russians might own your old photos The viral FaceApp photo filter, which allows you digitally age yourself by a few decades, but experts are warning that the app poses several security risks for the millions who use it.
July 17, 2019 Oakland bans the use of facial recognition, becoming third US city to do so The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to prevent city employees, including the police, from using or acquiring it facial recognition technology on Tuesday.
July 15, 2019 Michael Beckerman: Why do we need a federal privacy law? Ask the data brokers selling your information There is a discrepancy between services that Americans sign up for and the anonymous brokers who fly under the radar, collecting your data without your knowledge.
