James Bridle’s essay on disturbing YouTube content aimed at children went viral last year. Has the problem gone away – or is it getting worse?In November of last year, I read an article in the New York Times about disturbing videos targeted at children that were being distributed via YouTube. Parents reported that their children […]
Couple say holiday was ruined after site cancelled booking at the last minuteYou have bought your plane tickets and sorted out your accommodation but then, just days before you are about to set off on holiday, Airbnb suddenly cancels your booking with no explanation, wrecking your plans.This is what happened to Surrey couple Roger Ridey […]
Campaigners say technology risks turning UK citizens into ‘walking ID cards’Two legal challenges have been launched against police forces in south Wales and London over their use of automated facial recognition (AFR) technology on the grounds the surveillance is unregulated and violates privacy.The claims are backed by the human rights organisations Liberty and Big Brother […]
Move will prevent hackers and others unlocking devices without proper authorisationApple is closing a security gap that allowed outsiders to pry personal information from locked iPhones without a password, a change that will thwart law enforcement agencies that have been exploiting the vulnerability to collect evidence in criminal investigations.The loophole will be shut in a […]
Melbourne man to sue over ‘Melbourne criminal underworld photos’ search results that show his faceMelbourne man Milorad “Michael” Trkulja has won his high court battle to sue the search engine Google for defamation over images and search results that link him to the Melbourne criminal underworld.Trkulja said he would continue legal action against Google until […]
Sites are collecting people’s mugshots, then charging huge sums to remove them. Should Google be doing more to stop it?Gregory Rakoczy was asleep in his van at a Maryland campsite when six police officers knocked on his door. A fellow camper had Googled his name and found a mugshot indicating he was a felon on […]