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Hashtag Trending Jan 24th-Hacktivist browses national security secrets, laid-off engineer claims big tech sees staff as disposable, Stanford university students use ChatGPT for final...

A bored hacktivist browses national security secrets, a laid-off engineer says big tech giants see staff as 100% disposable and Stanford university students use...

Camcloud – More than just a cottage industry

Let’s say you’re at the cottage and your home alarm goes off. But home is hundreds of kilometers – hours – away. What do...

Algorithmic policing technology threatens Canadians’ privacy, says research group

The report by Citizen Lab calls for more public debate before technologies are deployed by police forces

Is my iPhone eavesdropping on my activities?

Last year’s FaceTime software defect triggered a much bigger question about the existence of widespread invasion of privacy enabled by iPhones. Many wanted to...

Is my iPhone snooping on conversations?

Last year’s FaceTime software defect triggered a much bigger question about the existence of widespread invasion of privacy enabled by iPhones. Many wanted to...

Hashtag Trending – EU approves Apple/Shazam deal; alleged Sony hacker charged; Did IBM spy on New Yorkers?

The European Union has approved Apple’s bid to buy music identification service Shazam. An alleged participant in the 2014 Sony hack has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. And a report by the Intercept reveals that IBM had access to New York City surveillance footage when developing its object identification technology.

Hashtag Trending – Pinterest ad sales nearing $1 billion USD; Uber/Lyft ban driver for filming riders; Tesla asking suppliers for refunds

Pinterest’s ad sales are approaching $1 billion - with a B - USD in revenue. Uber and Lyft cut ties with a driver who secretly filmed hundreds of passengers. And Tesla is asking some of its suppliers for cash back to help it become profitable.

Hashtag Trending – ZTE shuffles leadership team; facial recognition technology failing test run; the cost of doing business with Amazon

ZTE shakes up its leadership team. A London, England-based test run of facial recognition technology has only a two per cent success rate. And it’s a slow news day, so we get to praise the Guardian for researching Amazon’s impact on Seattle.

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