privacy

Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
June 04, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and members of congress say the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology isn’t private or accurate enough, according to a...

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Square Sends Receipts To Wrong Customers
Square Sends Receipts To Wrong Customers
June 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Square, the digital payments company that handles millions of transactions for consumers, sometimes sends the receipts to the wrong people, a situation chronicled in a...

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Tech Giants’ Stocks Sink Amid Regulatory Probes
Tech Giants’ Stocks Sink Amid Regulatory Probes
June 03, 2019  |  Regulation

Shares in some tech giant companies fell on Monday (June 3) after news of potential oversight and antitrust investigations into the companies, according to a...

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Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company
Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company
May 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing...

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First American Financial Customers Sue Over Data Breach
First American Financial Customers Sue Over Data Breach
May 30, 2019  |  Legal

First American Financial Corp., the title insurance company that exposed the data on hundreds of millions of mortgages dating as far back as 2003, is...

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Apple’s New Site Addresses Antitrust Concerns
Apple’s New Site Addresses Antitrust Concerns
May 29, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has debuted a new website to quell antitrust concerns, amid calls for the tech giant to be broken up, according to a report by...

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Alexa Users Can Now Delete Voice Recordings
Alexa Users Can Now Delete Voice Recordings
May 29, 2019  |  Safety and Security

Amazon announced on Wednesday (May 29) an easier way for users to delete voice recordings on all Alexa-enabled devices, responding to the recent backlash. Buried...

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Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan Boosts Privacy Of Ethereum Blockchains; S. Korean Bank Uses Blockchain For Loans
Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan Boosts Privacy Of Ethereum Blockchains; S. Korean Bank Uses Blockchain For Loans
May 29, 2019  |  Bitcoin

JPMorgan Chase has revealed to CoinDesk that its blockchain team has created a privacy feature for ethereum-based blockchains. The feature, which is an extension to...

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Three People Sue Apple Over iTunes Privacy Issues
Three People Sue Apple Over iTunes Privacy Issues
May 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Three Apple customers have sued the tech company over what they say are privacy violations, claiming that Apple allegedly shared their listening habits with third...

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