[ad_1] Google Maps increasingly thrives on user contributions to fill in details, but you haven’t had the option to manage your public profile from the phone app you’re probably using to make those contributions. That’s a bit backwards, but Google is thankfully setting things right. An updated version of the Android app lets you manage […]
Category: Privacy
WhatsApp gives you more ways to avoid annoying group chats
[ad_1] Like earlier, a chat administrator who doesn’t have permission can still send a private invitation through an individual chat. The request will disappear after three days, so you can ignore it if you’d rather not respond. The feature should be active now on Android and iOS. This is an acknowledgment that unwanted group invitations […]
Facebook is testing a facial recognition tool to verify your identity
[ad_1] There’s also mention of an updated process for submitting your ID photo for account verification. It’s decidedly less sophisticated and simply involves snapping a photo of your ID on a flat, well-lit surface and submitting the picture. We’ve asked Facebook for comment. Code like this isn’t necessarily a guarantee that a feature is coming […]
MIT and Ford help delivery robots navigate to your doorstep
[ad_1] The clues can be described in general terms, like “front door” or “garage.” As MIT explains, the robot might be trained to know that a driveway often leads to a sidewalk which likely leads to the front door. “Even if a robot is delivering a package to an environment it’s never been to, there […]
Camgirl sites exposed data for millions of users
[ad_1] The database, which mostly included users from Europe, was locked down last week. It’s not clear if any intruders accessed the database. An email to VTS Media bounced, so the company’s stance on the issue isn’t clear. As with the database exposure at 3Fun’s dating service, the camgirl site exposure isn’t just a potential […]
Incognito Mode for Google Maps has arrived on Android
[ad_1] Open the Google Maps app Tap on your profile picture Tap on “Turn on Incognito mode” It’s not something you’ll want to use all the time as some features will be disabled, and it’s important to note that it doesn’t turn off all tracking. The places you go won’t be saved to your Location […]
ACLU sues to reveal the FBI’s uses of facial recognition
[ad_1] The FBI has engaged in “political policing,” the ACLU said, including spying on peaceful activists. That raised the potential for abuse against innocent targets. The agency also claimed that it didn’t need to demonstrate probable cause to use facial recognition, and couldn’t confirm if it honored “constitutional obligations” to inform defendants in criminal cases […]
China passes law regulating data encryption
[ad_1] The law requires that all state secrets be stored and transmitted using “core and common” encryption, and that institutions working on cryptography have to establish “management systems” that guarantee the security of that encryption. Those managers won’t be allowed to ask private encryption developers to turn over “exclusive” info like source code, though, and […]
Facebook AI can ‘hide’ people from facial recognition
[ad_1] The AI doesn’t need to be retrained for different people or videos, and produces only a “little” time distortion. Don’t expect this to reach Facebook in the near future. A spokesperson told VentureBeat that there were no plans to implement the research in its products. With that said, some of the practical applications are […]
Mercedes app was leaking car owners’ data to other users
[ad_1] Features like real-time location tracking and remote unlocks thankfully didn’t work, but it was still serious — you effectively had a window into the lives of other Mercedes owners. The firm hasn’t commented on the report as of this writing. Mercedes took the app offline for “site maintenance” a few hours after the problem […]