Meta employees are up in arms over a mandatory program to train AI on their mouse movements and keystrokes

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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LinkedIn is secretly scanning your browser for 6,000 extensions, and you weren’t told

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In short: Every time you visit LinkedIn in a Chrome-based browser, a hidden JavaScript routine silently probes your browser for more than 6,000 installed extensions, collects 48 hardware and software characteristics about your device, encrypts the resulting fingerprint, and attaches it to every API request you make during your session. The practice, labelled “BrowserGate” by researchers, […]

WhatsApp's former security chief is 'not done fighting' after his lawsuit got dismissed

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Messaging platform WhatsApp.

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Instagram tests a feature to let you see your ex's Stories without a trace — and it's going to cost you

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Instagram Stories
New features may be coming to Instagram Stories for those willing to buy a subscription.

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Meta Ray-Bans are fueling all kinds of bad behavior

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At the Meta Connect developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shows off prototype of computer glasses
At the Meta Connect developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shows off prototype of computer glasses

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Meta apparently thinks we're too distracted to care about facial recognition and Ray-Bans

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Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg in Meta Ray-Ban sunglasses.

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Ring pulls the plug on controversial partnership days after Super Bowl backlash

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Ring's Super Bowl ad is pictured.
Ring's Super Bowl ad got some viewers worried about privacy.

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iPod inventor says having kids has changed how Silicon Valley's founders think about privacy

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iPod creator Tony Fadell speaks during an event
iPod creator Tony Fadell

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Uber Will Now Let Advertisers Target You Based on Your Movement and Delivery Data

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A person with only their hand visible using the Uber app to select a black SUV

Monitoring Students’ Chatbot Conversations Is Big Business Now

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