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Research proves that our phones aren’t continuously listening to our conversations and serving up ads in response. So why does it feel like they are?
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  • The UK's newly proposed social media ban for children may push kids toward free VPN apps. Experts say 38% of them contain malware.
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    Could the UK’s ban on social media lead kids to worse dangers?

  • A company that sells baby monitors around the U.S. continues to face backlash for their ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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  • A data leak has exposed private data on billionaire Peter Thiel’s “Dialog,” an invitation-only network of high-profile figures.
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  • Meta has been testing facial recognition software from a defense contractor as it debates whether to introduce the technology into its smart glasses.
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  • A Florida man filed a lawsuit against multiple law enforcement agencies after a faulty facial recognition tool led to his wrongful arrest.
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  • Plus, Apple promises a smarter Siri after years of watching rivals dominate the AI space. And OpenAI files for an IPO.
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  • Apple used its annual developers conference to unveil a rebuilt Siri and a broader slate of artificial intelligence features
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  • FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal merchandise site went offline Friday after a hack apparently tricked visitors into downloading malware.
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  • The city of Richmond, Virginia, says it will no longer share license plate reader data with police departments that cooperate with ICE.
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    May 21
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    Why a Virginia city banned cops from sharing Flock data that could aid ICE

  • Google has unveiled its plans for “intelligent eyewear,” the company’s foray into AI-powered smart glasses.
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    May 20
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  • The FBI wants to track vehicle movements without a warrant and is seeking a private company to provide access to data collected by license plate readers.
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    May 19
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    Private companies compile license plate intel. The FBI wants it, too

  • Dozens of empty self-driving cars from Waymo were circling cul-de-sacs for hours on end in an Atlanta neighborhood.
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    May 15
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    Empty Waymo self-driving cars are going in circles in these Atlanta cul-de-sacs

  • A group of Democratic senators are pushing back on attempts by DHS to develop its own smart glasses for biometric identification.
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    May 14
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  • Instructure, the education technology company behind Canvas, has reached an “agreement” with the hacker group ShinyHunters.
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    May 12
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    ‘Agreement’ with hackers resolves data breach on Canvas learning platform

  • Eleven months after the Trump Organization unveiled Trump Mobile and its flagship smartphone, customers who pre-ordered the devices have still not received them.
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