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Privacy & Security

Josh Hawley Wants to Haul Flock CEO’s Ass in Front of the Senate Next Week

"Americans do not surrender their privacy rights when they drive to work, drop their kids off at school,...

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Elon Musk Reportedly Seeking Customer Data From Dead Startups to Train AI

All the data from X wasn't enough to quench Grok's thirst for AGI.

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Mastercard Is Giving AI Agents Virtual Cards to Handle Your Shopping

Through a new venture, agentic commerce goes a step further while safety questions plague the industry.

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Apple Explains How Its New iPhone 18 Photo Verification Actually Works

The company shared new details about how Apple Reference Image is designed to prove a photo is real.

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LG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In)

LG denies its TVs constantly record owners' conversations for advertising data.

Privacy & Security

LinkedIn Gets ‘Browsergate’ Proposed Class Actions Thrown Out

A federal judge found plaintiffs couldn't demonstrate LinkedIn harmed them by scanning browser extensions.

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Doctor Doom Shows Up to Support Seattle’s Surveillance Network

The supervillain offered a timely reminder that Flock isn't the only company doing the eye-in-the-sky dirty work.

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Florida Sues Netflix Over Streamer’s Collection of Data From Minors

You're watching it; it's watching you.

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If Meta Glasses Freak You Out, Wait Until You Hear About the New Apple Watch Features

Live Rewind and Siri Recap just killed the dreams of always on AI wearables.

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The U.S. Government Is Using Your Financial Data to Decide Who Gets Pulled Over

Border Patrol is mining Americans’ financial activity to identify people for potential traffic stops.