Drew Schwartz reports: On Tuesday, Facebook unveiled a handful of new facial recognition features on the social media platform, including a tool that promises to let you know each time you appear in a photo—even if you’re not tagged in it, the Washington Post reports. According to Wired, Facebook first rolled out facial recognition technology…
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Russian website streaming hundreds of cameras in Canada, experts warn your connected devices could be at risk
Andrew Russell reports: The Toronto-area dental office didn’t know it but the security camera in its waiting room was being streamed live on the Internet. Anyone could log on to the website and watch as patients came and went. Front-desk staff answering phones and working on their computers entering patient information. Read more on Global…
eBay Privacy Breach Exposes Customer Names on Google (Updated)
I posted something yesterday to DataBreaches.net. I’m cross-posting it here today because I’m flabbergasted that eBay did not respond to inquiries by others and by me about this issue. Ina Steiner reports: In what appears to be a major breach of customer privacy, eBay is exposing customers’ real first and last names, as well as…
Facebook’s new suicide detection A.I., could put thousands of innocent people behind bars
Joe Cadillic writes: Imagine police knocking on your door because you posted a ‘troubling comment’ on a social media website. Imagine a judge forcing you to be jailed, sorry I meant hospitalized, because a computer program found your comment(s) ‘troubling’. You can stop imagining, this is really happening. A recent TechCrunch article, warns that Facebook’s “Proactive…