AI… Why Tech Companies Are Desperately Trying to Scan Your Eyeballs 8 Aug 2025 Meta's $1.4 Billion Wake-Up Call On July 30, 2024, Meta agreed to pay Texas a $1.4 billion settlement for illegally scanning and storing the facial geometry of millions of Texans…
AI… This Is Why Your Spotify Recommendations Are Getting So Weirdly Accurate 4 Aug 2025 In January 2021, digital rights activists discovered something very unsettling buried in Spotify's patent filings.1 The music streaming giant had secured rights to technology that could analyze users' voices to detect…
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