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Ring gets buzzed by class action for collecting visitors' faces without consent
Perhaps you stopped by a friend's house and rang their Ring doorbell. Or maybe you walked past a neighbor's front door on your way somewhere else. According to a new class action lawsuit, Ring's Familiar Faces feature may have captured your face and generated facial-recognition data from it without your knowledge.
ICE denied having a database of protesters it brands ‘domestic terrorists’ — but a letter to Congress suggests otherwise
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A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle
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Wikipedia editors plot strike and banner sabotage after Wikimedia layoffs
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England legend Joe Cole surprises pub goers for World Cup friendly
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Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
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Trump’s immigration enforcers look into buying ad data. Industry insiders fear what comes next.
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The advertising cartel coming to your web browser
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