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San Francisco is right to ban facial recognition technology

May 31, 2019

Facial recognition technology is now facing its first official backlash, with San Francisco’s municipal ordinance banning its use by city and county agencies. It’s the first such ban in the US and arose in one ...

Facebook negotiating multi-billion dollar fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

West Side Story

Feb 16, 2019

Business, Policy, Science

Facebook is negotiating with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a fine to settle the agency's investigation into their mishandling of user data, according to the Washington Post. Though still under nego...

Apple failed to protect user privacy in its response to the FaceTime bug

West Side Story

Jan 29, 2019

Business, Innovation, Opinion, Science

Tech companies lost more credibility in the eyes of the public last year than at any point in the digital era, thanks to a string of high-profile incidents involving user privacy and the mishandling of data. It...

Tech companies are trying to control the narrative, and policies, on data privacy

West Side Story

Oct 24, 2018

Business, Opinion, Policy, Science

The tech industry has seemed to undergo a substantial policy shift over the last year. Instead of touting the benefits of self-regulation as they had before, companies including Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Faceboo...

Facebook ruling affirms crucial principles of online privacy

West Side Story

Sep 29, 2018

Business, Opinion, Policy, Science

Facebook won an important test case on Friday against the federal government, which was seeking to compel Facebook to wiretap calls on its Messenger app. Technology company executives and privacy advocates were...

In the hands of law enforcement, Amazon’s facial recognition technology could violate civil liberties

West Side Story

May 25, 2018

Innovation, Opinion, Policy, Science

Amazon is facing a backlash after reports emerged Tuesday that its “Rekogniton” facial recognition AI program was being used in aggressive facial detection programs by law enforcement, according to Tech Crunch....

Europe’s data laws to take effect, changing the privacy landscape of the internet

West Side Story

May 24, 2018

Policy, Science

Europe’s landmark data privacy laws will go into effect Friday, offering users greater control over their online data and limiting how companies can take utilize their user’s information. Tech giants such as Fa...

Internet of Things brings new possibilities, but also causes for concern

West Side Story

Aug 1, 2017

Innovation, Opinion, Science

The Internet of Things, or the IoT, refers to the ever widening web of internet connected devices ranging from cell phones to appliances to wearable devices to cars and beyond, which have become increasingly co...

Google to appeal judge’s ruling that it must turn over data stored in EU

West Side Story

Feb 7, 2017

Policy, Science

A US judge ruled Friday that Google must comply with search warrants issued by the FBI for a domestic fraud investigation, turning over emails from Gmail users that are stored outside the US. Google said they p...

Tim Cook White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection

Tim Cook makes strong pro-privacy statements: Everyone has “right to privacy and security”

Amanda

Feb 16, 2015

Innovation

Tim Cook, the Apple CEO, made some strong pro-privacy statements while addressing the White House’s Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection held at Stanford University. He minced no words while urging g...

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