Tag: privacy
Apple Poised to Launch Video Doorbell Featuring Face ID and Smart Lock Integration
Apple is reportedly developing a video doorbell with advanced Face ID and smart lock control for its Home ecosystem.
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Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messaging on iPhone
Apple rolls out beta iOS 26.4 enabling end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices.
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Introduces Innovative OLED Privacy Display
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 will feature a new OLED privacy mode that hides screen content from onlookers using a novel display technology.
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Meta Explores Facial Recognition Feature for Smart Glasses with AI-Driven Info Display
Meta is considering a facial recognition feature for its smart glasses to identify people and show info, raising potential privacy and security concerns.
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Russian Ministry Proposes Voluntary Blocking to Combat Phone Scams Instead of Total Ban on International Calls
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development suggests replacing a full block on international calls with a voluntary self-blocking option to fight phone scams.
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Apple Removes Anonymous and Random Chat Apps from App Store Without Prior Notice
Apple updates App Store guidelines to ban anonymous and random chat apps, allowing removal without notifying developers.
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Researchers Warn Wi-Fi Signals Could Enable Invisible Mass Surveillance
Scientists at KIT reveal a method to identify individuals via passive Wi-Fi signal analysis, raising privacy concerns over future wireless standards.
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Mozilla Firefox to Introduce Master Switch for AI Features
Firefox will soon let users disable all current and future generative AI functions with a single toggle or choose specific features to block.
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Instagram Developing Feature to Let Users Remove Themselves from Others’ Close Friends Lists
Instagram is working on a tool that would enable users to remove themselves from others’ Close Friends lists, currently in early development.
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Samsung Introduces Privacy Feature to Hide Smartphone Notifications from Onlookers
Samsung unveils a privacy-focused feature allowing users to control the visibility of notifications on Galaxy smartphones.
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Google to Pay $68 Million Settlement Over Secret Google Assistant Recordings
Google will pay $68 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging unauthorized recording via Google Assistant, highlighting privacy concerns around voice assistants.
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Apple Begins Compensation Payouts for Siri Privacy Settlement
Apple has started compensating iPhone users over Siri’s unauthorized recording of private conversations, settling a class-action lawsuit.
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