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Engadget Podcast: Clearview AI’s facial recognition is on the ropes
Plus, we say RIP to Seth Green's NFT.
Report finds remote learning apps collected and sold kids’ data
The majority of services Human Rights Watch reviewed actively infringed on the privacy rights of their young users.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
AT&T is rolling out multi-gig fiber internet to more than 70 cities
New plans will offer symmetrical 2Gbps or 5Gbps data speeds starting at $110 a month.
Meta hit with $3.2 billion class action suit over alleged exploitation of UK Facebook users
Users aren't properly compensated for their personal data, the lawyers stated.
Clearview AI fined £17 million for breaching UK data protection laws
The facial recognition company allegedly had no lawful reason to collect the data.
The Treasury Department is buying sensitive app data for investigations
There are concerns investigators are bypassing due process.
Facebook sues programmer who allegedly scraped data for 178 million users
The man reportedly sold user info on the black market.
Twitch says no passwords were leaked in security breach
The livestreaming site said it's confident that 'the customer impact is minimal.'
Twitch says 'server configuration change' led to massive data leak
It has 'no indication' that login credentials were exposed.
Twitch's source code and streamer payment figures have been leaked following hack
A hacking group claims to have the 'entirety of Twitch.tv.'
Facebook has been giving misinformation researchers incomplete data
And it was discovered because of the transparency report it released in August.
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."
Data leak exposed 38 million records, including COVID-19 vaccination statuses
A Microsoft misconfiguration reportedly left data from more than 1,000 web apps in the open.
T-Mobile confirms data breach affects over 47 million people
The stolen files include personal info such as names and social security numbers.
Amazon is offering $10 in credit for your palm print
The retailer's contactless payments system is available at 53 of its physical stores.
Italian museum uses cameras to gauge the attractiveness of art
The ShareArt system calculates how many visitors look at a painting and how much time they spend with it.
Japan breaks internet speed record with a 319Tbps data transfer
The new fiber could help satisfy demand for 6G and beyond.
China will tighten data privacy rules for tech companies seeking foreign investment
Authorities don't want user info being accessed by overseas governments.
Facebook, Google and Twitter threaten to leave Hong Kong over privacy law changes
They're worried they may be held liable for users' doxxing campaigns.
