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How the US Supreme Court and Trump could stop a TikTok ban

A US ban on the video-sharing app TikTok is set to take effect in early 2025 – but the country's Supreme Court and President-elect Donald Trump could still change that

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Robot balloons are snapping centimetre-resolution photos of the US

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Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private

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What voice assistants like Alexa know about you – and how they use it

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Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second

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Smartphone flaw allows hackers and governments to map your home

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Trust and safety – the most important tech job you’ve never heard of

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AI can steal passwords in virtual reality from avatar hand motions

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AIs can guess where Reddit users live and how much they earn

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With privacy concerns rising, can we teach AI chatbots to forget?

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With privacy concerns rising, can we teach AI chatbots to forget?

The way AI systems work means that we can’t easily delete what they have learned. Now, researchers are seeking ways to remove sensitive information without having to retrain them from scratch

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CARDIFF, WALES - JUNE 20: Police facial recognition cameras in operation on Westgate Street ahead of a Harry Styles concert at the Principality Stadium on June 20, 2023 in Cardiff, Wales. Members of the European Parliament recently backed an effective ban on live face recognition cameras in public. A live face recognition camera works by comparing faces with a

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Your Face Belongs to Us review: What is happening to public privacy?

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Smart toilets could leak your medical data, warn security experts

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Nowhere to hide: Data harvesters came for your privacy – and found it

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Nowhere to hide: Data harvesters came for your privacy – and found it

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Eye-Shield: Real-Time Protection of Mobile Device Screen Information from Shoulder Surfing https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.03868

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Making your phone screen blurry could stop people snooping on you

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