LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Residents in a northwest neighborhood are fired up over the thought of a 5G cell tower coming to their neighborhood.The tower is supposed to be built in a homeowner’s backyard near Campbell and West Washburn Road.Many residents got a...
WHEN THE NOTION of enlisting smartphones to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic first surfaced last spring, it sparked a months-long debate: Should apps collect location data, which could help with contact tracing but potentially reveal sensitive information? Or should...
With the name Smarter, you might expect a network-connected kitchen appliance maker to be, well, smarter than companies selling conventional appliances. But in the case of the Smarter’s Internet-of-things coffee maker, you’d be wrong. As a thought...
Kids’ Smartwatches Are a Security Nightmare Despite Years of Warnings Five out of six brands tested by researchers would have allowed hackers to track kids-and in some cases eavesdrop on them. CONNECTING EVERY POSSIBLE device in our lives to the internet has...
“In South Korea, investigators scan smartphone data to find within 10 minutes people who might have caught the coronavirus from someone they met. Israel has tapped its Shin Bet intelligence unit, usually focused on terrorism, to track down potential...
City of San Diego Awarded GE Mass Surveillance Contract Without Oversight. San Diego is now home to the largest mass surveillance operation across the country While the California Legislature passed and Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...
