Back in mid-September, a pair of Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a bill “to ensure the responsible use of advanced robotic technologies.” What that means in the simplest and most […]
Tech gifts you shouldn’t buy your family and friends for the holidays
It’s the season to go a little overboard on gift giving. But this year, give the gift of good security (and privacy) and eschew tech that can have […]
EU names three porn sites subject to its strictest online content rules
Age verification tech could be headed to adult content sites Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos after the three were added to a list of platforms subject to the strictest […]
Authorities claim seizure of notorious ALPHV ransomware gang’s dark web leak site
An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat. “The Federal Bureau of […]
As the SEC’s new data breach disclosure rules take effect, here’s what you need to know
Starting from today, December 18, publicly-owned companies operating in the U.S. must comply with a new set of rules requiring them to disclose “material” cyber incidents within 96 […]
Google’s Gemini comes to more apps, Cruise slashes its workforce and Tesla issues a recall
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the major happenings in the tech-o-sphere — or most of them, anyway. As the world’s largest […]
Google moves to end geofence warrants, a surveillance problem it largely created
Google will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than on Google’s servers, effectively ending a long-running surveillance practice that allowed police and […]
Ad company claims its using ‘voice data’ to target customers
An ad company claims it has a new tool that can listen to consumer conversations in real time.
Google’s new location data policy may block law enforcement warrants that sweep people’s personal data
The tech company’s new location data policy may have killed an investigation tactic used by police to monitor people’s locations, feared for its potential use against protestors and abortion seekers.
Apple updates law enforcement policy to require search warrant for push notification data
Apple will now require a search warrant before handing over a users’ push notification data to law enforcement.