Default privacy settings in popular mobile apps seem like a convenience, allowing you to use a single setting to control the level of privacy—who can see which actions you take—across all of the app’s functions. But default privacy settings are also a potential risk to your privacy.
In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing a 7-year-old and injuring his father. The suspect fled the scene and eventually escaped to Mexico. Using camera footage and cellphone data, the Albuquerque Police Department’s real-time crime center played a crucial role in identifying, apprehending, and charging the person at fault. The driver was ultimately
A good private video editor is hard to find—especially when you want it to work across all of your devices. Yes, there are lots of decent video editors, including Microsoft’s Clipchamp tool and Apple’s iMovie app. But Clipchamp is one of many modern video-editing tools that requires you to sign in with an account and upload your videos to a company’s servers. And iMovie, of course, is limited to working only on Apple’s own products.
I’ve been looking for a free
I’ve long been a fan of the Apple TV (Apple’s digital media player set-top, box–not to be confused with the Apple TV Plus streaming service or the frustrating Apple TV app). Thanks in large part to the set-top box’s operating system, tvOS, the Apple TV has, in my opinion, always
Elon Musk officially endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States on July 13, 2024, shortly after Trump survived an assassination attempt. Musk, a billionaire technology entrepreneur, has made groundbreakin
Texas Instruments said on Friday it would receive up to $1.6 billion in funding from the U.S. Commerce Department towards the construction of three new facilities, the latest government outlay aimed at bolstering domestic chip production.
The funding, under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, will help the company bui
Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charge
TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the
A social media phenomenon is taking place over on TikTok, and it could have huge implications for the 2024 election.
For the last three-plus weeks, Kamala Harris’ official campaign account has been grabbing the attention of millions of users, posting videos to trending sounds and memes at a rapid pace with a level of sarcasm and humor that feels far more organic than
When you show your ID to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker at airport security, there’s a good chance a camera will automatically photograph your face to match it with the picture on your ID. But travelers trade away their privacy in exchange for a little less time at security, tech privacy activists say. The TSA says opting out of the face scan is easy, but one TikTok creator has shown that’s not always the case.