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Protecting children online has never been easy. With the advent of facial recognition search engine PimEyes, the safety of children is even more at risk.

Facial recognition

Experts Horrified by Facial Recognition Site That Digs Up “Potentially Explicit” Photos of Children

By Frank Landymore

Advocacy groups accuse Democrats Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi of enabling mass surveillance and underminnig attempts to strengthen privacy.

Democrats Accused of Letting Cops Access Americans’ Browsing Histories

By Dan Robitzski

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, sent a video to Jeff Bezos that allowed the nation to hack his phone, The Guardian reports.

Report: Saudi Crown Prince Hacked WaPo Owner Jeff Bezos’ Phone

By Kristin Houser

Hundreds of schools in the U.S. have traded in the physical hall pass for an app called e-Hallpass — and It has some parents furious.

Schools Are Using an App to Track Students While They Pee

By Kristin Houser

A new study reveals that tens of thousands of porn sites automatically monitor your, uh, behavior, and send the data to companies like Facebook and Google.

Science & Energy

Facebook And Google Know All Your Kinks

By Dan Robitzski

Google won a key Illinois lawsuit that has long been a barrier to big tech companies' use of facial recognition software.

Google Wins Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Technology

Tim Berners-Lee, who created the world wide web in 1989, just called for online privacy regulations and restored net neutrality.

The Inventor of the Web Says It’s Broken and Net Neutrality Can Fix It

By Dan Robitzski

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data

By Dan Robitzski

Even Europe’s New Privacy Laws Can’t Regulate Facebook

Even Europe’s New Privacy Laws Can’t Regulate Facebook

By Victor Tangermann