We need to talk about facial recognition – Understanding AI
Until recently, each of us could be confident that our identities would be unknown to strangers we encounter in public… read more
The fight for privacy : protecting dignity, identity, and love in the digital age (Citron, 2022)
Privacy is disappearing. From our sex lives to our workout routines, the details of our lives once relegated to pen… read more
Artificial Intimacy by Rob Brooks
Digital lovers, virtual friends, and algorithmic matchmakers help us manage our feelings in a world of cognitive overload. Will these… read more
Women sue Apple, claim AirTags helped exes stalk them – CBC News
The plaintiffs called AirTag “the weapon of choice of stalkers and abusers.” Their lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for U.S. owners… read more
Your Android phone could have stalkerware, here’s how to remove it – TechCrunch
Tips on how to remove common consumer-grade spyware from your Android device: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/22/remove-android-spyware/
Behind the stalkerware network spilling the private phone data of hundreds of thousands – TechCrunch
The vulnerability in question is known as an insecure direct object reference, or IDOR, a class of bug that exposes… read more
Personal tracking tech is headed towards a precise — and dangerous — new era – Android Authority
For some people, the rise of Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB) tracking devices and accessories is probably not just welcome, but… read more
Stalkerware: Tech-enabled domestic abuse skyrocketing (BBC)
What if your partner was monitoring your every move through your smartphone? Audio broadcast 18 mins. Listen at Stalkerware: Tech-enabled… read more
Google pulls ‘stalkerware’ ads that promoted phone spying apps – TechCrunch
TechCrunch found that several stalkerware apps used a variety of techniques to successfully evade Google’s ban on advertising apps for… read more
A Stalkerware Firm Is Leaking Real-Time Screenshots of People’s Phones Online – Vice
A stalkerware company that’s designed to let customers spy on their spouses’s, children’s, or employees’ devices is exposing victims’ data,… read more