Privacy Pushback Forces Ring to Ditch Flock Safety Tie-Up
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A security roundup this week covers privacy and surveillance battles: Ring cancels its planned Ring–Flock Safety integration amid outcry over mass surveillance; Meta reportedly plans to add Name Tag face recognition to its Ray‑Ban smart glasses; a whistleblower complaint centers on Tulsi Gabbard in connection with discussions about Jared Kushner; the DOJ says an ex‑L3Harris executive sold hacking tools that could threaten millions of devices; Russia blocks WhatsApp in a broader crackdown on encrypted apps; and CBP has signed a $225,000 deal with Clearview AI to access its face‑recognition tech.
Topics:business#artificial-intelligence#facial-recognition#law-enforcement#privacy#security#surveillance
- Security News This Week: Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar WIRED
- Amazon ends Flock partnership after backlash over Super Bowl ad CBS News
- What Homeowners Need to Know About Smart Home Cameras The New York Times
- Amazon’s Ring cancels controversial partnership with tech company Flock amid privacy concerns CNN
- No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's Surveillance Nightmare Electronic Frontier Foundation
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