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Yes, Americans can opt out of airport facial recognition. Here’s how

Transportation /

U.S. airports are rolling out facial recognition technology to scan the faces of travelers before they board their flight. Americans, at least, get to opt out.  More than 230 U.S. airports have already rolled out facial recognition technology, according to the website of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the federal agency tasked with border […]

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How to opt out of facial recognition at airports (if you’re American)

Security /

U.S. airports are rolling out facial recognition technology to scan the faces of travelers before they board their flight. Americans, at least, get to opt out.  More than 230 U.S. airports have already rolled out facial recognition technology, according to the website of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the federal agency tasked with border

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Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers

Security /

A data breach at the phone surveillance operation mSpy has exposed millions of its customers who bought access to the phone spyware app over the past decade, as well as the Ukrainian company behind it. Unknown attackers stole millions of customer support tickets, including personal information, emails to support, and attachments including personal documents, from

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Biden signs bill to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation

Government & Policy /

On April 29, Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-SC) proposed a bipartisan bill to protect children from online sexual exploitation. President Biden officially signed the REPORT Act into law on Tuesday. This marks the first time that websites and social media platforms are legally obligated to report crimes related to federal trafficking, grooming,

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Google will now show labels in Play Store to denote official government apps

Apps /

After months of testing, Google is today rolling out labels in the Play Store to denote official state and federal government apps in more than 14 countries. This new label will help users rule out apps that masquerade as official apps to steal money or data. The company said that these badges currently cover more

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Bill to strengthen national tipline for missing and exploited children heads to Biden’s desk

Government & Policy /

A bipartisan bill designed to protect children from online sexual exploitation is headed to President Biden’s desk. Proposed by Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-SC), the bill aims to strengthen the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) CyberTipline. When an online service provider detects child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the platform

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