Some period-tracking apps share data with third parties. With the potential rolling back of abortion protections in the US, people are reassessing if the data collected by these apps could be used as evidence against them Technology 9 May 2022 By Lauren Barack Some period-tracking apps sell data to third parties Shutterstock / fizkes The … Read more
By Chris Stokel-Walker Settle in for a lengthy read Anna Berkut Almost no one reads the long and complicated terms and conditions (T&C) agreements found on websites and apps, but now an artificial intelligence (AI) can pick out the important bits for you. These legal documents are famously impenetrable – a 2019 study of 500 … Read more
A law intended to tackle anonymous trolls on social media is unlikely to stop online bullying, but it could allow Australian government ministers to continue a trend of suing their critics Technology | Analysis 7 December 2021 By Alice Klein Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 2 December 2021 MICK TSIKAS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Australia’s prime minister Scott … Read more
By Matthew Sparkes Apple has plans to detect images of child sexual abuse on some of its devices Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Apple’s soon-to-be-launched algorithm to detect images of child sexual abuse on iPhones and iPads may incorrectly flag people as being in possession of illegal images, warn researchers. NeuralHash will be launched in the US … Read more
By Matthew Sparkes An Apple iPhone 12 and an Apple MacBook Pro Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Apple will inspect every photo uploaded to the cloud by US users of iPhones and iPads to detect images of child sexual abuse, and will report any found to a nonprofit that investigates cases of child exploitation. The new measure … Read more
Some of the world’s largest technology companies are starting to offer a new type of privacy on their platforms. It will appease some customers’ concerns around online advertising, but shouldn’t be to the detriment of the companies Source link