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35 stories taggedprivacy.
Meta patches its Ray-Ban smart glasses to stop secret recordings after public backlash
A software update will cut off the camera if someone covers the recording light mid-shoot, closing a loophole that let wearers film strangers without any visible warning.
A Georgia Officer Ran 85 Surveillance Searches on Two Colleagues Using a Licence-Plate Tracking System
Dustin Bozzo, a patrolman near Atlanta, used Flock Safety's automatic licence-plate reader network to follow his ex-partner's movements and those of another officer she spent time with. The case is one of at least 45 similar incidents documented across the US.
These AI Earbuds Record and Summarise Every Conversation You Have
Plaud's new One Explorer Edition looks like ordinary earbuds but quietly transcribes everything around you, then lets an AI agent book meetings and send emails on your behalf.
A 23-year-old's AI assistant startup just hit a $2.5 billion valuation after raising $250 million
Instinct, the life-organising AI app from Spear Street Technology, closed a $250 million Series B round this week. The app is still invite-only, and privacy worries are already swirling.
Perplexity launches Portable Computer, an AI agent that runs entirely on your own machine
Built with Nvidia, the new product lets an AI agent handle hours of document work without sending your files to the cloud or charging you per task.
Instinct's AI assistant can book your dinner and read your inbox. Users say it went too far.
The invite-only personal AI assistant has impressed early testers with what it can do. But some of those same testers found their emails retained without permission, and one discovered the agent could be tricked by a fake message.
Le PDG de Flock Safety veut un « compromis » sur la surveillance. Les critiques disent que les caméras sont déjà hors de contrôle.
Quarante-six policiers sont accusés d'avoir abusé des caméras de lecture de plaques d'immatriculation de Flock pour traquer leurs partenaires. L'entreprise apporte de petits changements. Les législateurs des deux bords en demandent plus.
You probably can't tell when someone's Meta AI glasses are recording you
Smart glasses are showing up in schools, courts and restaurants. Bans are spreading, but spotting a pair in the wild is harder than you'd think.
ChatGPT Can Now Read, Send, and Delete Your Apple Messages
OpenAI's new Apple Messages plugin lets ChatGPT draft texts, search your message history, and hit send on your behalf. Handy? Yes. Worth a close look at the privacy small print? Also yes.
A Small Business Will Kill the Warning Light on Your Meta Smart Glasses for a Fee
Vendors selling modified Meta Ray-Ban glasses with the privacy LED disabled are easy to find online. Here is what that means if you work, shop, or perform in public.
Calendly Launches a Meeting Note-Taker to Compete in a Crowded Market
The scheduling app wants to do more than book your meetings. Now it will record them, summarise them, and help with the work that comes after.
Firefox dote son assistant IA d'un accès web en direct et d'une mémoire de votre historique de navigation
La fonction Smart Window de Mozilla, activable à la demande, peut désormais effectuer des recherches web en temps réel et vous aider à retrouver les pages que vous avez visitées auparavant, sans aucune conservation de données par défaut.
Apple's AirPods May Soon Have Cameras Built In. Here's What That Means for You.
A video buried inside Apple's latest software update shows AirPods identifying a book cover using AI. If the leak is real, your earbuds could soon act as a second pair of eyes.
Police are misusing licence plate readers to stalk women. Flock's fixes have big holes in them.
The company behind 120,000 roadside cameras just updated its rules after officers used the system to track women. Critics say the changes don't go nearly far enough.
Firefox for iPhone Now Has a Built-In Ad Blocker. Here Is What It Actually Blocks
Mozilla has quietly started adding an optional ad blocker to Firefox on iOS. It is convenient and free, but it leaves some notable gaps, including ads served by Google and Bing.