Google employees react to facial-recognition security being tested at one of its campuses

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Google started testing facial recognition technology for security purposes at its Kirkland, Washington location.

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The ingenious way your credit card company is making your life easier

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Banks and credit-card companies are getting better at discerning which payments are fraudulent and which are legit.

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Grindr shared the HIV status of users with ad firms, lawyers say

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In this photo illustration, the app of Grindr is displayed on a smartphone on February 26, 2018, in Berlin.

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Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids

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Rep. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat from Michigan, and her son.

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I spent 10 minutes shopping for a mattress topper online, and it dispelled all notions of online privacy I ever held

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AI is tracking whatever we are seeing online through our devices.

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TikTokers are enthusiastically joining the app's call to wage war on Congress over a potential ban

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TikTokers gathered outside the Capitol to advocate against a potential ban on the app in the US.

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User data stolen from genetic testing giant 23andMe is now for sale on the dark web

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23andMe user data has been accessed by hackers online.

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Meta said it's been using your public Instagram photos and Facebook posts to train its AI

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Meta says it's been using Instagram photos and Facebook posts to train its new AI.

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TikTok slapped with a $368 million fine in Europe for failing to protect children's privacy

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The TikTok logo displayed on the screen of a smartphone.

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Google will pony up another $93 million after being accused of tracking people's locations even after they opted out

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Google reached a $93 million settlement with California following concerns over the company's location-tracking practices.

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