FTC Bars X-Mode from Selling Sensitive Location Data
By Adam Schwartz Phone app location data brokers are a growing menace to our privacy and safety. All you did was click a box while…
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New Benchmark Proposed for Keystroke Dynamics Verification
By Masha Borak Keystroke dynamics, a biometric template that identifies individuals based on their typing, has been tempting researchers as an easy way to verify…
Rental Car Company Is Selling 20,000 EVs and Replacing Them with Gas-Powered Vehicles
By B.N. Frank It was reported in November that electric vehicle (EV) sales were way down in the U.S. and that almost 4000 car dealers…
Your Vehicle Is Spying On You, And Now They’re Going To Start Installing ChatGPT In New VW Models
Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, Be careful what you say while you are driving your vehicle, because you…
The Final Countdown To CBDC
Authored by Aaron Day via The Brownstone Institute, Though a work of fiction, “The Final Countdown: Crypto, Gold, Silver, and the People’s Last Stand Against…
Cyberattack Hits Second Largest US-Non Bank Mortgage Lender
By Tyler Durden US mortgage lender loanDepot confirmed in an 8k filing on Monday that it is the latest victim of a cyberattack that has…
The First Amendment, Brought to You By Pfizer
By Brownstone Institute Pfizer now claims the right of a corporate sovereign, arguing that states have “no legitimate interest in regulating” the company’s commercial speech…
LAPD Plans to Include Private Cameras in 10K-strong Surveillance Network
By Bianca Gonzalez The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) intends to develop a new surveillance center that will give police centralized access to live security…
Utilities Commissioner Disagrees with High Opt-Out Fees for “Smart” Electric Meters; Cites Consumer Privacy Concerns
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being…
UK Police Have Been Secretly Using Passport Database for Facial Recognition for 3 Years
By Masha Borak Police in the UK have been using the country’s passport holder database to conduct facial recognition searches without public disclosure, a new…
CNN Admits All Gaza Coverage Is Run Past Team Under Israeli Military Censor
Authored by Julia Conley via Common Dreams, CNN has long been criticized by media analysts and journalists for its deference to the Israeli government and the…
Air Travelers Allegedly Having Biometrics Enrolled in Digi Yatra Without Consent
By Chris Burt Some security personnel and private staff at airports in India have been capturing air travelers’ face biometrics to enroll them in the…
To Grow Biometric Datasets, Google and Telus Will Pay $50 for Short Videos of Children
By Joel R. McConvey The question of how to train face biometrics algorithms often comes with concerns about consent in the use of publicly available…
Weinstein To Carlson: W.H.O. Intends To End Free Speech In America
Free speech is on the chopping block in 2024. We know now who started the conspiracy to commit murder, how they will carry it out,…