Every 15 minutes, new #Pixel phones transmit personal data to #Google – without asking for permission:
“You can’t say no to Google’s surveillance,” the Cybernews research team warns, describing a secretive stream of data they say continually transmits from a new phone to Google’s servers. Even more “concerning,”
Author: Marron
A new channel to hack cars and homes:
#Samsung and fellow South Korean giants Kia and Hyundai have struck up an IoT alliance that will see cars drive home appliances, and smartphones control some operations inside cars.
Samsung’s SmartThings IoT platform will be integrated with future infotainment systems that
How personal data was lost:
My investigation took several months. It eventually led me to the labyrinthine world of data brokers.
In today’s digital age, where personal data is a new kind of gold, these companies wield significant power, creating networks where our personal information is shared between brokers and
Mark Zuckerberg: “Part of my goal for the next 10-15 years, the next generation of platforms, is to build the next generation of open platforms and have the open platforms win,” #Zuckerberg said. “I think that’s going to lead to a much more vibrant tech industry”. – – –
Survey: Amazing how US adults still trust #bigtech despite the way they make business with users’ personal data. Amazon and Google most trusted, Tiktok and X the least trusted.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/elon-musks-x-least-trusted-181815102.html
This is significant – #EU to enforce #Apple products more interoperable:
The first proceeding focuses on several iOS connectivity features and functionalities, predominantly used for and by connected devices, such as smartwatches, headphones and virtual reality headsets. Apple will provide effective interoperability with functionalities such as notifications, device
“But why this date of 1824 precisely? To do this, we must go back in time, now more than two centuries ago, and focus on the life of Nicéphore Niépce.
And #digital #photography? About 40-50 years? #AI photography?
https://petapixel.com/2024/09/16/photography-turns-200-years-old-today/
If you still believe #Airbnb or other private holiday apartments are way cheaper than staying in a hotel, you should compare prices in your next travel destination. A rental service compared Airbnb and hotel prices in European major cities, and discovered a number of cities where average hotel prices
Another 10 years before cars really drive themselves? —-
Following several high profile debacles in the autonomous driving industry, that industry leaders, like Waymo this May, have acknowledged the role of human technicians.
And according to the NYT, none of these companies have shared just how many of these remote-technicians