privacy

Consumer

Airbnb Says Hosts Can No Longer Use Indoor Cameras

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The vacation rental company is ramping up privacy as it continues to battle customer satisfaction issues.

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Meta’s Eye Authentication System Keeps Metaverse Data Safe

Meta wants to make sure it’s actually you who’s wearing your mixed reality headset.

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Technology

Biden Wants to Stop Foreign Spies Buying Americans’ Data

The president issued an executive order banning bulk sales of personal data to “hostile” countries like China and Russia.

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Google’s Multimodal Assistant Patent Watches and Learns

The tech highlights that AI needs multiple streams of data to really get to know its users.

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Social Media

The EU Officially Wants to Know if TikTok is Bad for Kids

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Regulators have opened “formal proceedings” to examine who well the popular platform is protecting children.

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Google Wants to Use Context to Drop Wakewords

Without a wakeword, a digital assistant has to monitor its users more closely.

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Roku Patent Could Make Ads Better Without Violating User Privacy

Roku wants its previews to make you feel the same way the movie does.

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Social Media

TikTok’s US Data Safeguards Are a $1.5 Billion Money Pit

The company finally revealed how much it’s spending to silo off Americans’ data. We just don’t know how well it works.

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Could Track Users Based on Wi-Fi Connection

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This tech could be used for automatic control of certain devices in a building, but also may present privacy concerns.

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Technology

For Sale: Your Data

Data brokers are tracking you all over the internet to buy and sell your profile along with millions of other users.

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Apple Seeks Patent for Health-Based Trigger Warnings

The filing adds to its ever-growing health tech capabilities — and its growing mountain of data to keep safe.

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Microsoft Passes on Passwords in Accessible Identity Tech Patent

Microsoft’s cybersecurity patent that uses secret handshakes walks a fine line between identity security and user privacy.

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Amazon Sharpens its Senses with Personalized Alexa AI Patent

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The tech adds to its ongoing efforts to make Alexa more intuitive and contextual.

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Google May Watch Users Closely with Context-Aware Digital Assistants

Google filing for a context-driven digital assistant raises the question of privacy versus usefulness in consumer tech.

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Disney Could Bring Machine Learning to Parks’ CCTV

The tech could raise privacy concerns if it’s used on Disney theme park visitors that are children and minors.

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From the Experts: What to Expect From Tech in 2024

What’s next for AI, cybersecurity, artificial reality and more.

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