by Speedinet | Mar 27, 2026 | Policy, privacy, report, tech
Members of a convoy that delivered humanitarian aid to Cuba were detained and interrogated by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon returning to the United States on a charter flight from Havana. Of the 20 US citizens who were pulled for secondary inspection at... by admin | Jul 3, 2025 | Apps, data, Internet, Internet News, News, privacy, Social media, The Conversation
You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts for your location. And the app is free! But do you know why it’s... by admin | Jun 15, 2025 | AI, AI News, artificial intelligence, data, News, privacy, Security, The Conversation
Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of daily life. Many devices – including electric razors and toothbrushes – have become “AI-powered,” using machine learning algorithms to track how a person uses the device, how the device is working in real... by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | App News, Apps, Meta, News, privacy, Security, update, usernames, WABetaInfo, WhatsApp
One of WhatsApp’s most sought-after features is finally headed to the Meta-owned messenger, if the new report from WABetaInfo is anything to go by (and it typically is). Usernames are coming to WhatsApp, something users have begged for for years, as a way to hide... by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | App News, Google, Google Messages, News, nudes, privacy, Security, Security News, Sensitive Content Warnings
We can’t think of much worse than receiving unsolicited images from someone named Richard with the exposure turned all the way up, other than, perhaps, receiving those same images on Google Messages. If you fall into the billion or so users who supposedly use Google... by admin | Dec 14, 2024 | AI, artificial intelligence, chatbots, emotion, News, Other Tech News, privacy, The Conversation
Can artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry or frustrated? According to technology companies that offer AI-enabled emotion recognition software, the answer to this question is yes. But this claim does not stack up against mounting scientific...