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FaceApp is cool again, and adamant it’s not a privacy minefield
FaceApp, the image-editing app that can radically change how you look is back in the spotlight. And, as usual, questions about the company’s practices,
Palmer Luckey’s startup will build a ‘virtual’ border wall
It's no secret that Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries has been developing a "virtual wall" to heighten national security — he's been at it for
US pushes Europe to reject Chinese baggage screening tech over spying fears
The US fight against Chinese technology appears to be extending to another category: the security screening you normally see at the airport or border.
Another 53 iOS apps besides TikTok are grabbing clipboard data
TikTok may be ending its nosy clipboard reading on iOS, but that doesn’t mean other app developers are mending their ways. Security researcher Tommy
Russian behind elite cybercrime forum sentenced to 9 years in prison
A particularly successful Russian hacker is about to serve time behind bars in the US. A federal judge has sentenced Aleksei Burkov, the operator
Comcast is the first ISP to join Mozilla’s push for more secure browsing
Mozilla’s effort to secure domain name requests now has a major new ally: Comcast. The cable giant’s Xfinity brand has become the first internet
DOJ accuses WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of recruiting hackers
The Justice Department is levelling more accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — though not new charges. Officials have filed a superseding indictment against
Amazon won’t say if its facial recognition moratorium applies to the feds
In a surprise blog post, Amazon said it will put the brakes on providing its facial recognition technology to police for one year. The
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