Privacy - Page 49

October 29, 2019

Audio from Apple's Siri to be reviewed by humans again with iPhone update

Apple has resumed the controversial practice of allowing humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update.

October 14, 2019

Yahoo data breach settlement: How to collect up to $358

If you had a Yahoo account between 2012 and 2016, you may be entitled to compensation as the tech giant looks to settle a class-action lawsuit against it after it suffered several data breaches.

October 8, 2019

FBI use of surveillance database violated privacy rights, secretive court finds

Some of the FBI's electronic surveillance activities violated the constitutional privacy rights of Americans swept up in a controversial foreign intelligence program, a secretive surveillance court has ruled.

September 19, 2019

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Police surveillance cameras and facial recognition technology threaten our privacy

A trial in Great Britain has just concluded with potentially dangerous implications for personal freedom in the U.S.

August 16, 2019

TikTok attracting lots of adult dating scams, report says

The social media video platform TikTok is surging in popularity and becoming a magnet for scammers, a new report says.

May 16, 2019

Tammy Bruce: Microsoft wants you to use approved political speech --This is a real threat to our freedom

Microsoft 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 16, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: The pros and cons of facial recognition

San 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.”

February 11, 2019

Glenn Greenwald: Amazon one of the world's biggest threats to privacy

After 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.

November 6, 2018

New 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 15, 2018

Police told not to look at iPhone screens

There's an ongoing tug of war between an individual's data security and the desire for authorities to access it.