For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. The figures, published Thursday, reveal that Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of […]
Senators Challenge TikTok’s ‘Alarming’ Plan To Collect Users’ Voice and Face Biometrics
TikTok’s plans to collect biometric identifiers from its users has prompted concern among U.S. lawmakers, who are demanding the company reveal exactly what information it collects and what it plans to do with that data. From a report: In a letter sent …
Policy Groups Ask Apple To Drop Plans To Inspect iMessages, Scan for Abuse Images
More than 90 policy and rights groups around the world published an open letter on Thursday urging Apple to abandon plans for scanning children’s messages for nudity and the phones of adults for images of child sex abuse. From a report: “Though these c…
Senators challenge TikTok’s ‘alarming’ plan to collect users’ voice and face biometrics
TikTok’s plans to collect biometric identifiers from its users has prompted concern among U.S. lawmakers, who are demanding the company reveal exactly what information it collects and what it plans to do with that data. In a letter sent earlier this month addressed to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John […]
‘Apple’s Device Surveillance Plan Is a Threat To User Privacy — And Press Freedom’
The Freedom of the Press Foundation is calling Apple’s plan to scan photos on user devices to detect known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) a “dangerous precedent” that “could be misused when Apple and its partners come under outside pressure from go…
アフガニスタンの人々は、タリバンから身を守るために「オンラインでの痕跡」を消し去っている
イスラム主義勢力のタリバンが権力を掌握したアフガニスタンでは、欧米の企業や政府、非政府組織などとつながりをもつ人々が、難しい決断に直面している。これまでの活動の痕跡が少しでも残っていると、罰せられたり殺されたりする危険性があると考えているからだ。こうして多くのアフガニスタン人は報復を心配し、過去の生活の証拠をオンラインからもすべて消し去ろうと躍起になっている。
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Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare
Effectively leveraging email analytics and data to inform future emails and multichannel campaigns requires marketers to start preparing now.
Apple’s CSAM detection tech is under fire — again
Apple has encountered monumental backlash to a new child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection technology it announced earlier this month. The system, which Apple calls NeuralHash, has yet to be activated for its billion-plus users, but the technology is already facing heat from security researchers who say the algorithm is producing flawed results. NeuralHash is […]
Apple’s NeuralHash Algorithm Has Been Reverse-Engineered
An anonymous reader writes: Apple’s NeuralHash algorithm (PDF) — the one it’s using for client-side scanning on the iPhone — has been reverse-engineered.
Turns out it was already in iOS 14.3, and someone noticed:
Early tests show that it can tol…
Afghans Scramble To Delete Digital History, Evade Biometrics
Thousands of Afghans struggling to ensure the physical safety of their families after the Taliban took control of the country have an additional worry: that biometric databases and their own digital history can be used to track and target them. From a …