August 16TikTok attracting lots of adult dating scams, report saysThe social media video platform TikTok is surging in popularity and becoming a magnet for scammers, a new report says.
May 16Tammy Bruce: Microsoft wants you to use approved political speech --This is a real threat to our freedomMicrosoft has decided that you need help in understanding what words to use when you write. After all, what you write and how you want to write it should take a backseat to what liberals think you should write.
May 16The Wall Street Journal: The pros and cons of facial recognitionSan Francisco has become the first city to forbid local agencies from using facial-recognition software. The Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance, enacted Wednesday, asserts that the technology’s “propensity . . . to endanger civil rights and civil liberties substantially outweighs its purported benefits.”
5:02April 21FBI facial recognition software under fire for privacy concernsIs the technology a must-need tool to solve crimes or a slippery slope?
February 11Glenn Greenwald: Amazon one of the world's biggest threats to privacyAfter Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos went on the offensive against the National Enquirer and its parent company AMI, saying they threatened to release intimate photos of himself and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, many in the media lauded the billionaire for his stance and his defense of privacy -- but some critics found the situation ironic.
4:27December 31Family tree forensics: Are there risks to using popular DNA testing kits to investigate your ancestry?Some legal experts are raising privacy concerns over law enforcement use of genetic genealogy to investigate cold cases; Morgan Wright, senior fellow at the Center for Digital Government, weighs in.
1:29December 16How to block robocalls on iPhone and AndroidTips on how to block unwanted robocalls on the iPhone and Android device.
1:59December 5Privacy advocates balk at NYPD's new drone fleetThe NYPD unveils its new unmanned aircraft systems program, designed to enhance officer safety and for use in search and rescue operations, to reach inaccessible crime scenes, hostage or missing person situations and hazmat investigations.
November 6New Hampshire ballot measure would limit government intrusion, but critics call proposal 'dangerous'The "Live Free or Die" state will present a ballot initiative that would add language to New Hampshire’s state constitution clarifying that “an individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent.”
October 15Police told not to look at iPhone screensThere's an ongoing tug of war between an individual's data security and the desire for authorities to access it.
