Jonathan Chadwick reports: Ever since Meta debuted its smart glasses back in 2021, concerns have been raised over their ability to film people without their knowledge. Now, two Harvard students have taken the device’s privacy-invading capabilities even further – by building a modified version called ‘I-XRAY’. The creepy system uses AI and facial recognition software to instantly dox people’s…
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Neural data privacy an emerging issue as California signs protections into law
Suzanne Smalley reports: Neurobiologist Rafael Yuste had what he calls his “Oppenheimer moment” a decade ago after he learned that he could take over the minds of mice by turning on certain neurons in their brains with a laser. While initially excited about how the discovery might help schizophrenics suffering hallucinations, Yuste’s euphoria dissipated once…
Telegram has disclosed criminal data to authorities for years, Durov says
Daryna Antoniuk reports: The founder of the popular messaging app Telegram stated that the recently announced updates to the platform’s terms of service don’t represent a big change in how it interacts with law enforcement, as the company has been disclosing criminal data to authorities for years. “My previous post may have seemed to announce…
FTC Report Confirms: Commercial Surveillance is Out of Control
Lena Cohen writes: A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report confirms what EFF has been warning about for years: tech giants are widely harvesting and sharing your personal information to fuel their online behavioral advertising businesses. This four-year investigation into the data practices of nine social media and video platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X (formally Twitter),…