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State AGs Target Exposure of Private Chats State attorneys general are pressing technology companies to keep people’s private conversations from becoming a commodity sold to the highest bidder. Their concern is that users may share sensitive details in chats without realizing those exchanges could b...
Amazon's Smart Glasses for Delivery Drivers Amazon is reportedly equipping its delivery drivers with camera-equipped smart glasses, according to internal documents and people familiar with the matter. The device, known internally as Amelia, is designed to assist drivers during their routes by displa...
The New Wave of AI-Enhanced Creep-Tech AI-enhanced consumer wearables are emerging as a new wave of creep-tech, and privacy advocates are paying close attention. These devices pack artificial intelligence directly onto the body, turning ordinary accessories into always-on sensors. The concern is not...
Verification Rollout Resumes The verification rollout is resuming, the platform has confirmed, after the process was previously paused. The company said the decision to restart follows a review of the programme and the feedback it received during the pause. According to the announcement, the rollout...
Audio-Only Ray-Bans Join Camera-Equipped Glasses Ray-Ban has expanded its smart eyewear lineup, releasing audio-only glasses alongside additional camera-equipped models. The move gives buyers a choice between frames that simply play sound and those that can also capture photos and video. The audio-o...
What the New iPhone Setting Does Apple's new iPhone setting gives users a direct way to disable motion-sensing ads that depend on device movement data. In practice, the toggle stops apps from accessing the motion data they use to infer what you are doing and to serve advertising based on those infer...
The Gamers Nexus Video and Its Claims The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spying on everything you do. According to the video, these sets can record and store audio even when they seem to be off, track ...
The 'Pervert Glasses' Problem Camera-equipped smart glasses have struggled to shake an unflattering reputation. The devices are frequently dubbed "pervert glasses" because of the ease with which wearers can record people without their knowledge or consent. That nickname has followed the category for...
What Muse Known About Me What surprised me most wasn't that Muse knew things about me — it was how specific those things were. The suggestions weren't generic. They mapped onto interests I'd never explicitly told the app about, but which were plainly visible across my Instagram account. Muse rattled...
Meta's AI Strategy Shift Meta has invested billions of dollars in a comprehensive overhaul of its artificial intelligence approach, marking a significant departure from previous priorities. This strategic pivot places a dual emphasis on ease of use and privacy, aiming to make advanced AI tools more ...
The Workaround and Its Fix Meta is addressing a privacy loophole that let owners of its Ray-Ban smart glasses record video without triggering the camera’s visible LED indicator. As The Verge reports, the workaround involved a quirk in the glasses’ software that could be exploited to bypass the recor...
