Tag: ico
Is my air fryer spying on me? Which? reveals smart devices gathering most data
Which? research has found evidence of excessive smart device surveillance - from air fryers demanding permission to listen in on your conversations and sharing data with TikTok, to TVs wanting to know your exact location. The consumer association rated products across four categories and gave them overall privacy scores for factors including consent and what…
ICO reprimands Electoral Commission for data breach. Is shine coming off AI boom?
Personal details of millions of UK voters were left "vulnerable to hackers" because passwords were not changed and software not updated, the UK's data privacy watchdog has found. The Electoral Commission, which oversees UK elections, has been formally reprimanded, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) over the security lapse. Beginning in August 2021 cyber-attackers were able to access…
Surge in cold calls targeting older people about personal alarms, claims Which?
Reports of older people being targeted by cold calls about personal alarms are on the rise, claims consumer group Which? Which? received just five reports about personal alarms (medical pendants or wristbands used to alert emergency services at the push of a button) to its scam sharer tool in the whole of…
Tesla unveils new version of Optimus as 2 million of its cars ‘recalled’
Tesla has debuted a new version of its humanoid robot that can squat without falling over and pick up an egg without breaking it. Elon Musk’s electric car company has teased updates to the company’s Optimus automaton in a video posted on Twitter. In a demonstration video, Tesla’s robotics division showed off what it called…
ICO fines Ministry of Defence £350,000 for Afghan evacuation data breach
Details of 265 people compromised in email data breaches weeks after Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 Egregious breach “let down those to whom our country owes so much” – UK Information Commissioner Email error could have resulted in a threat to life The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Ministry of Defence…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Speed camera app developers face abuse
The developers of a new app that uses AI to estimate the speed of a passing car say they have been forced into anonymity by the vicious response from drivers. The app, Speedcam Anywhere, is the product of a team of AI scientists with backgrounds in Silicon Valley companies and top UK universities. Its creators hope…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Samsung Galaxy A33 leaks in full
Image: @Evleaks Samsung’s Galaxy A33, rumored to be the most affordable of the three devices the company will announce on March 17th, has leaked in full. Evan Blass has posted a series of renders of the phone over on Twitter, while Appuals has its specs. These include a 6.4-inch 90Hz 1080p OLED display, a 5,000mAh battery,…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Could Facebook smart sunglasses be used for secret recording?
Facebook has come under pressure over its video-recording sunglasses after tests of the eyewear found that people struggled to see a warning light informing them they were being filmed. The social network has attempted to succeed where both Google and Snapchat have so far failed in convincing people to don the high-tech glasses, which can record…
Tech Digest daily roundup: YouTube Wear OS app only works with Samsung
Google's YouTube Music app for Wear OS is now live, a few months after the tech giant promised to release one for the platform. That certainly sounds like great news for users who've been waiting for it after Google retired Play Music for Wear OS in 2020. The bad news is, as noted by 9to5Google, it only currently works…
Tech Digest daily round up: Meet the robots running Tokyo Olympics
The Olympic Games may be taking place a year late because of the pandemic, but it will still be a chance for host nation Japan to show off its world-class robotics technology. And despite spectators being kept away from the events by Covid restrictions, there will still be a string of robotic participants to help run the Tokyo…
