When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a “disaster” for cybersecurity and a “privacy nightmare.” After the backlash and a year-long delay to redesign and secure Recall, it’s once again facing security and … …
… The company has a history of invoking privacy and security concerns when regulators try to make it open up parts of its famously closed ecosystem. …
… Apple’s partnership with Google may raise concerns about how it maintains user privacy, but it may also be precisely how it’s able to offer functional AI without giving up that privacy. It’s the more limited default data collection that ultimately makes Apple’s privacy promise stand out. …
… As the 2026 midterm elections approach, election and privacy experts are sounding alarms about the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements SAVE Program, which President Donald Trump’s administration has expanded to ostensibly catch noncitizens voting. …
… He is a current, not former PhD candidate, and the EFF letter concerns his personal, not university, Gmail account.
… That means there will always be the option of removing those Snaps.” The ability to remove the Snaps for the AI features, or choose not to install them to begin with, may resolve some users’ concerns, but those who prefer to avoid AI entirely could end up switching to other distributions, including… …
… A first step would be to be stricter about its security and privacy measures. Himel points to the early days of the smartphone as an example of technology that initially caused great societal concerns that were eventually figured out. …
… Many privacy advocates categorically oppose age verification laws on privacy and security grounds. “Open source exemptions reflect a better understanding of how these operating systems are developed and distributed, but they do not address the fundamental problem: There are more effective and less … …
… Now, a security researcher is highlighting fresh concerns about latent malware being able to “ride along” and steal Recall data. Microsoft has dismissed the concerns saying there is no vulnerability. …
… When Bessent and Wiles met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in April, it signaled that not only were they taking the threat seriously, they were now overriding Anthropic’s enemies in the Pentagon, who had, months prior, convinced Trump that Anthropic was “woke” and should be banned for government us… …