Shawn Wen reports: In 2012 a 15-year-old girl died in Berlin after being hit by a subway train. Her bereaved parents asked Facebook to turn over her private messages in hopes of understanding whether her death was a suicide or an accident. Facebook refused. Her death had already been reported to the social media site,…
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Is Big Brother tracking your driving?
Jesse Jones reports: Your private driving data is being shared, and it could be used against you. When Temieka Clay requested her LexisNexis consumer file, she got more than 200 pages of records cataloging details from the car’s onboard computer about her driving. “This is my LexisNexis consumer disclosure report. I’m appalled,” said Clay. Read…
Got an unpatched LG ‘smart’ television? It could be watching you back
Jessica Lyons reported: A handful of bugs in LG smart TVs running WebOS could allow an attacker to bypass authorization and gain root access on the device. Once they have gained root, your TV essentially belongs to the intruder who can use that access to do all sorts of nefarious things including moving laterally through…
Worldcoin will allow users to erase their biometric data
CryptoDNES reports: Worldcoin (WLD), the cryptocurrency initiative that pioneered an iris-scanning identification system to distinguish humans from bots online, is giving its users more control over their personal data. According to statement, published by Worldcoin, users now have the option to permanently erase their iris code – a digital representation of their unique iris texture that…