Recommended Reading: How 'Top Gun: Maverick' puts you inside an F-18The week's best writing on technology and more. By B. Steele, 05.28.2022
Engadget Podcast: Clearview AI’s facial recognition is on the ropesPlus, we say RIP to Seth Green's NFT.By D. Hardawar, 05.27.2022
Report finds remote learning apps collected and sold kids’ dataThe majority of services Human Rights Watch reviewed actively infringed on the privacy rights of their young users. By I. Bonifacic, 05.25.2022
AT&T is rolling out multi-gig fiber internet to more than 70 citiesNew plans will offer symmetrical 2Gbps or 5Gbps data speeds starting at $110 a month.By S. Rutherford, 01.24.2022
Meta hit with $3.2 billion class action suit over alleged exploitation of UK Facebook usersUsers aren't properly compensated for their personal data, the lawyers stated. By S. Dent, 01.14.2022
Clearview AI fined £17 million for breaching UK data protection lawsThe facial recognition company allegedly had no lawful reason to collect the data. By S. Dent, 11.30.2021
The Treasury Department is buying sensitive app data for investigationsThere are concerns investigators are bypassing due process.By J. Fingas, 11.06.2021
Facebook sues programmer who allegedly scraped data for 178 million usersThe man reportedly sold user info on the black market.By J. Fingas, 10.23.2021
Twitch says no passwords were leaked in security breachThe livestreaming site said it's confident that 'the customer impact is minimal.'By K. Holt, 10.15.2021
Twitch says 'server configuration change' led to massive data leakIt has 'no indication' that login credentials were exposed. By S. Dent, 10.07.2021
Twitch's source code and streamer payment figures have been leaked following hackA hacking group claims to have the 'entirety of Twitch.tv.'By S. Dent, 10.06.2021
Facebook has been giving misinformation researchers incomplete dataAnd it was discovered because of the transparency report it released in August.By M. Moon, 09.11.2021
T-Mobile CEO apologizes for data breach, announces security partnership with Mandiant"On behalf of everyone at Team Magenta, I want to say we are truly sorry."By I. Bonifacic, 08.27.2021
Data leak exposed 38 million records, including COVID-19 vaccination statusesA Microsoft misconfiguration reportedly left data from more than 1,000 web apps in the open.By K. Holt, 08.23.2021
T-Mobile confirms data breach affects over 47 million peopleThe stolen files include personal info such as names and social security numbers.By S. Shah, 08.18.2021
Amazon is offering $10 in credit for your palm printThe retailer's contactless payments system is available at 53 of its physical stores.By S. Shah, 08.03.2021
Italian museum uses cameras to gauge the attractiveness of artThe ShareArt system calculates how many visitors look at a painting and how much time they spend with it.By S. Shah, 07.19.2021
Japan breaks internet speed record with a 319Tbps data transferThe new fiber could help satisfy demand for 6G and beyond.By J. Fingas, 07.17.2021
China will tighten data privacy rules for tech companies seeking foreign investmentAuthorities don't want user info being accessed by overseas governments.By S. Shah, 07.12.2021
Facebook, Google and Twitter threaten to leave Hong Kong over privacy law changesThey're worried they may be held liable for users' doxxing campaigns.By J. Fingas, 07.05.2021