[ad_1] There appear to have been attempts to cover up ToTok’s roots. It’s officially developed by Breej Holding, but that’s believed to be a front for DarkMatter, a cyberintelligence company run by UAE intelligence officials and former operatives from the NSA and Israeli military intelligence. The software is also linked to Pax AI, a data […]
Category: Privacy
San Francisco loosens facial recognition ban to allow newer iPhones
[ad_1] The change is mirrored in smaller towns. Wired noted that Brookline, Massachussetts recently passed a ban that exempted personal devices, while the Bay Area town of Alameda is considering similar legislation. These loosened rules recognize a common problem: it’s difficult to completely avoid facial recognition technology in the modern era. While you don’t always […]
Federal study shows face recognition accuracy varies by gender and race
[ad_1] In one-to-one matches, there were dramatic increases in false positives for African American, Asian and native American faces compared to their Caucasian counterparts, with mistakes frequently happening “10 to 100 times” more often. African American women were also more likely to be the victims of false positives in one-to-many matches, and women as a […]
Over 267 million Facebook users reportedly had data exposed online
[ad_1] Dianchenko says he reported the database to the service provider managing the IP address of the server, but the database was exposed for nearly two weeks. In the meantime, he says, the data was posted as a download in a hacker forum. That’s a lot of personal data to be floating around in the […]
Court says data swept up by the NSA is protected by the Fourth Amendment
[ad_1] Government attorneys had argued that the Constitution didn’t address the use of private email and phone call data. The US had charged Hasbajrami in 2011 with providing material support to a terrorist group in Pakistan, and the suspect initially pleaded guilty to one of the charges after his counsel told him that there were […]
Researchers bypass airport and payment facial recognition systems using masks
[ad_1] To perform the test, artificial intelligence company Kneron commissioned high-quality 3D masks that mimicked the face of another person, and tested whether someone could wear one to fool facial recognition systems. Researchers were able to make purchases from another person’s account via the AliPay and WeChat payment systems. The team were even able to […]
Senators ask credit agencies why they don’t report FBI data requests
[ad_1] There could be good reason to disclose those data requests. Previously released documents have revealed that Equifax, Experian and TransUnion received a “large number” of 750 NSLs, and the senators note that these companies received “dozens” of letters ending gag orders on individual requests. That’s a lot of vital personal data (including purchase habits […]
A thief took Facebook hard drives with payroll data from a worker’s car
[ad_1] The theft took place on November 17th and Facebook noticed that the drives were missing three days later, according to Bloomberg. The company is said to have determined on November 29th that the hard drives had payroll data on them, and today began informing affected employees. The data reportedly includes employee names, banking details, […]
Facebook tells US, UK and Australia it won’t weaken chat encryption
[ad_1] If you soften encryption in one area, you soften it for “everyone, everywhere,” Facebook noted. The social network argued that backdoor access would represent a “gift to criminals, hackers and repressive regimes,” letting them pry in the messages of innocent people by exploiting weaknesses. As support, Facebook pointed to more than 100 organizations echoing […]
Former Apple exec claims the company spied on his text messages
[ad_1] Apple says Williams violated his contract, which barred him from planning or engaging in any business activities that are “competitive with or directly related to Apple’s business or products,” Bloomberg reports. “This case involves a worst-case scenario for an innovative company like Apple: A trusted senior director with years of experience, and years of […]