Microsoft will make Recall an opt-in feature, encrypt its search index database, and require Windows Hello authentication and proof of presence to view timeline
enhancing Recall's security and making it an opt-in decision Jacob Siegal / BGR : Microsoft's changes AI Recall feature after intense criticism C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Microsoft finally r...
Legislators and privacy experts detail how the tech industry has sought to water down state privacy regulation in the US; 13 US states now have privacy laws
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Privacy experts say that US state laws requiring data brokers to register are not adequately enforced, letting large numbers of brokers operate under the radar
Suzanne Smalley / The Record : X: @suzannemsmalley X: Suzanne Smalley / @suzannemsmalley : Data broker registry laws have not been well enforced, leading many brokers to ignore them + raising questio...
Square's parent company Block sells access to customers' email addresses used to receive receipts, which privacy experts say falls short of best practices
When COVID-19 forced Compass Coffee to close down its Washington, D.C.-area shops, the roastery's owners turned to email to stay in touch with customers.
A look at the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which privacy experts say might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law
A look at the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which privacy experts say might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law
A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law. — Usually, when Congress is working …
The European Union releases plans for regulations that would require tech companies scan for CSAM, worrying privacy experts and threatening E2EE
The proposal has been called unworkable and invasive by privacy experts — The European Commission has proposed controversial new regulation … Source: European Commission .
Amazon debuts Astro, a $1K short robot with an Echo Show-like 10" display on top, meant to roam around the home; invite-only program is open for applications
Amazon's Astro isn't a home robot, it's a camera on wheels C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Everything Amazon announced at its Fall 2021 hardware event Mitchell Clark / The Verge : Amazon Astro is...
More than 4,000 individuals and organizations sign an open letter asking Apple to halt the implementation of its proposed content monitoring technology
Security & Privacy Experts, Cryptographers, Researchers, Professors, Legal Experts and Apple Consumers Decry Apple's Planned Move …
Apple says in the next couple of months it will begin scanning photos on iOS 15 and macOS Monterey devices in the US for known child abuse images
The feature lands later this year, but already faces resistance from security and privacy experts — Later this year, Apple will roll …