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The New Era of Social Media Looks as Bad for Privacy as the Last One
When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, experts warned that his proposed changes—including less content moderation and a…
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Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month
How much is privacy worth? Is a yearly subscription for a VPN justified? Is it better to pay with your…
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The UK’s Controversial Online Safety Act Is Now Law
Jeremy Wright was the first of five UK ministers charged with pushing through the British government’s landmark legislation on regulating…
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AI Chatbots Can Guess Your Personal Information From What You Type
The way you talk can reveal a lot about you—especially if you’re talking to a chatbot. New research reveals that…
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SoundThinking, Maker of ShotSpotter, Is Buying Parts of PredPol Creator Geolitica
SoundThinking, the company behind the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, is quietly acquiring staff, patents, and customers of the firm that created…
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FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has done tens of thousands of face recognition searches using software from outside…
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Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You
“They will learn from the workflow in which they’re engaged,” Autor says. “Often people will be in the process of…
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How to Take Back the Internet
[Laughter] Lauren: But tell us a little bit about the argument you’re making. Cory: Sure. Well, this is an argument…
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AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous
The United States Environmental Protection Agency blocked its employees from accessing ChatGPT while the US State Department staff in Guinea…
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Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill
Tech companies and privacy activists are claiming victory after an eleventh-hour concession by the British government in a long-running battle…
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