privacy
Every New Car Is a 'Privacy Nightmare,' Mozilla Researchers Conclude
Don’t buy a Nissan if you want your sexual activity to remain private.
Ordering In From a Restaurant? You Could Soon Be Talking to AI From DoorDash
DoorDash's terms state it can process voiceprints, but spokespeople didn't say whether its in-development tool would use voices to train AI.
Amazon Told Drivers Not to Worry About In-Van Surveillance Cameras. Now Footage Is Leaking Online
Numerous posts on Reddit show surveillance videos of drivers’ actions on the road, but such recordings haven’t been posted so frequently before.
OpenAI and Microsoft Sued for $3 Billion Over Alleged ChatGPT 'Privacy Violations'
The lawsuit claimed that OpenAI secretly “scraped 300 billion words from the internet."
YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
Invidious lets users browse YouTube without being tracked. Its developers say they won't make changes until they have to.
Senator Asks Big Banks How They're Going to Stop AI Cloned Voices From Breaking Into Accounts
The move comes after Motherboard used AI voice cloning technology to fool a bank’s security systems.
New Tool Shows if Your Car Might Be Tracking You, Selling Your Data
The free tool from Privacy4Cars provides some insight on whether your vehicle is collecting and sharing location and other types of data.
IRS Wants to Buy Internet Mass Monitoring Tool
The U.S. military and FBI have previously bought access to netflow data from a company called Team Cymru. Now the IRS wants to buy products from the company too.
The DEA Bought Customer Data from Rogue Employees Instead of Getting a Warrant
For years the DEA has used paid informants inside airline, bus, and parcel companies to bypass needing to get a warrant. A pair of bipartisan Senators now want the DOJ to put an end to it.
Here is the FBI’s Contract to Buy Mass Internet Data
The FBI previously purchased access to "netflow" data, which a company called Team Cymru obtains from ISPs. Team Cymru then sells it to the government.
Cops Sue Afroman for 'Emotional Distress' After He Made Music Videos of Botched Raid
The footage came from Afroman's wife and security cameras inside his home. The plaintiffs allege they have faced embarrassment, ridicule, and humiliation.
AllTrails Data Exposes Precise Movements of Former Top Biden Official
Data generated by the official's use of the AllTrails hiking app shows visits to the White House, and also suggests the specific house where he or his family lives.