Brendan Carr, the commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), called on the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok…
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Clearview AI banned from selling facial recognition data in the US
Clearview AI, a facial recognition software and surveillance company, is permanently banned from selling its faceprint database within the United States….
What is facial recognition?
Facebook recently announced it would give up on its facial recognition system. Facebook, or Meta, was using software to automatically identify…
Signal app insists it’s so private it can’t provide subpoenaed call data
Signal—the private, end-to-end encrypted messaging app that surged in popularity in recent months—once again reminded criminal investigators that it could not…
Facial recognition: tech giants take a step back
Last week, a few major tech companies informed the public that they will not provide facial recognition software to law enforcement….
A week in security (June 10 – 16)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we revealed to readers the mindset of security pros as to why they lack confidence in…
Consumers have few legal options for protecting privacy
There are no promises in the words, “We care about user privacy.” Yet, these words appear on privacy policy after privacy…