The Trump administration has sued at least five states and the city of Philadelphia over laws that supporters say would hold law enforcement—including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers—accountable for misconduct on the job. The specifics of the laws vary, but… Read More "States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them"
Apple and Google have been ordered to take down apps that can “nudify” or “undress” people and told that they must stop profiting from the harmful technology, according to cease-and-desist letters sent to the companies seen by WIRED. On Thursday,… Read More "San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores"
Does a software feature exist if its code has been deployed to the devices of millions of people but they can’t use it yet? Not if you work at Meta. The company’s executives have spent the last few weeks making… Read More "Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’"
The European Parliament has voted to extend legislation allowing tech companies to voluntarily scan users’ private messages for child sexual abuse material, despite a majority of lawmakers voting against the proposal. The ruling reinstates permissions for firms including Meta, Google,… Read More "A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway."
