Daily Archives: January 9, 2020

Ring is now a major player when it comes to consumer video doorbells, security cameras — and privacy protection. Amazon acquired the company and promotes its devices heavily on its e-commerce websites. Ring has even become a cultural phenomenon with viral videos being shared on social networks and the RingTV section on the company’s website. […]

How Ring is rethinking privacy and security

This entry was posted in Amazon CES Gadgets privacy Security on January 9, 2020 by Romain Dillet

Security and encryption experts from around the world are joining a number of organizations to call on India to reconsider its proposed amendments to local intermediary liability rules. In an open letter to India’s IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday, 27 security and cryptography experts warned the Indian government that if it goes ahead […]

Over two dozen encryption experts call on India to rethink ...

This entry was posted in Apps Asia india Security Social Telegram and tagged facebook google on January 9, 2020 by Manish Singh

Mark Zuckerberg won’t be spending 2020 focused on wearing ties, learning Mandarin, or just fixing Facebook. “Rather than having year-to-year challenges, I’ve tried to think about what I hope the world and my life will look in 2030” he wrote today on Facebook. As you might have guessed, though, Zuckerberg’s vision for an improved planet […]

Zuckerberg ditches annual challenges to improve 2030

This entry was posted in Apps augmented reality Government Health Mark Zuckerberg Mobile Oculus Policy privacy Social TC and tagged facebook on January 9, 2020 by Josh Constine

OrCam is expanding its product lineup with new devices that tackle new use cases. OrCam’s best known device is the OrCam MyEye 2 — a tiny device for people with visual impairment that you clip on your glasses to help you navigate the world around you. At CES, OrCam announced that the MyEye 2 is getting […]

OrCam announces new AI-enabled device for hearing impairment

This entry was posted in CES Gadgets Startups on January 9, 2020 by Romain Dillet

Assa Abloy, the world’s largest lock maker and the parent company of August Home and Yale, announced some new products at CES this week. The company didn’t talk about doorbell cameras at all — it could be related to recent Ring’s controversies. As a well-known brand when it comes to smart lock in the U.S., […]

August Home ditches the bridge and Yale launches a smart ...

This entry was posted in august CES Gadgets on January 9, 2020 by Romain Dillet

It’s 2020 — a key election year in the US — and Facebook is doubling down on its policy of letting people pay it to fuck around with democracy. Despite trenchant criticism — including from US lawmakers accusing Facebook’s CEO to his face of damaging American democracy — the company is digging in, announcing as […]

Facebook won’t ban political ads, prefers to keep screwing democracy

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Mark Zuckerberg Marketing Policy privacy Social TC and tagged facebook google social media twitter on January 9, 2020 by Natasha Lomas

WIRED reporters saw (and touched) hundreds of gadgets at this year's consumer electronics expo. These are the biggest standouts.

The Best of CES 2020: Laptops, Smart Home, Parenting, TVs, ...

This entry was posted in Gear on January 9, 2020 by Wired Staff

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