August 20, 2019 Apple Card now available to everyone in US as tech giant adds surprise to boost customer base Tech giant Apple said on Tuesday that its foray into the credit card business, Apple Card, is now available to everyone in the U.S.
August 19, 2019 Bernie Sanders wants to ban police use of facial recognition Bernie Sanders has called for a complete ban on the police use of facial recognition, becoming the first 2020 presidential candidate to do so.
August 18, 2019 6 signs your phone has stalkerware (and what to do about it) Of all the “wares” out there, “stalkerware” is one of the most frightening. There’s nothing fun about malware or ransomware, and these can leave you feeling foolish and abused. But stalkerware is specifically designed to know where you physically are located. In many cases, stalkers know exactly what you’re doing and when, too.
August 15, 2019 Over 1 million fingerprints leaked at one of world’s biggest biometric firms, researchers say Researchers at a cybersecurity firm said fingerprint and facial recognition data was exposed at a major biometric company, saying the potential for “fraud is massive.”
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.
