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The project will match the victims’ DNA to that of their descendants—but uses a genealogy website that can be accessed by law enforcement. https://media.wired.com/photos/6312ac2679f10149f7bb9ef7/master/pass/DNA-Tulsa-Massacre-Remains-Science-1264513501.jpg
A new report from Appsumer found that Apple’s privacy measures boosted its own Apple Search ads. Sounds a bit fishy.Read More
There’s a long road back to the trust Facebook will need for gaming to be sustainable. Based on the last couple of years, it now seems like an unlikely result for Facebook.Read More
You knew it was just a matter of time before Apple’s Group FaceTime ‘eavesdropping’ bug drew the attention of politicians. New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched an investigation into the FaceTime flaw in hopes of understanding both its “failure to warn consumers” and reports of a “slow response” to the problem. Stated residents […]
Complaints filed in Europe claim internet companies categorize users based on potentially sensitive browsing habits, and then use those labels to target ads. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c4bd1aaf254572cc21b81f8/master/pass/TrackerAdsAreBad%20(1).jpg
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act just withstood a major challenge. The state’s Supreme Court has returned a BIPA dispute back to circuit courts after rejecting claims that would have significantly limited the law’s reach. Six Flags had fingerprinted a 14-year-old guest without his parents’ approval, violating BIPA’s requirement for obtaining consent, but had contended that […]
The N.W.T.’s privacy commissioner says she will investigate after a man found hundreds of confidential medical records at a dump in Fort Simpson.
The one-day pop-up kiosk is meant to show that Facebook takes users’ privacy concerns seriously. It also was an opportunity to gather more data. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c12d0dee1431d5ffc3f79fa/master/pass/facebook_consumer_privacy-02.jpg
Enlarge / A camera trap working properly. (credit: Flickr user: NationalZoo) Over the past two decades automated wildlife cameras—known as camera traps—have proven invaluable in ecological research and conservation management. Their sensitive motion detectors have enabled scientific surveys of rare or shy animals in dense forest and as a consequence have seen broader use around […]
A CIA debacle, a new side channel attack, and more security news this week. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bdccd898a2ca166d2895729/master/pass/RonWyden-MM7GA6.jpg
