Month: May 2020

Alleging Clearview violated a well-known Illinois biometric privacy law The American Civil Liberties Union is suing controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI for violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), alleging the company illegally collected and stored data on Illinois citizens without their knowledge or consent and then sold access to its technology to law … Continue reading ACLU sues facial recognition firm Clearview AI, calling it a ‘nightmare scenario’ for privacy Continue Reading →

5GBioShield uses “quantum nano-layer technology” to restructure reality itself. Believers of 5G conspiracy theories have apparently been buying a $350 anti-5G USB key that—not surprisingly—appears to just be a regular USB stick with only 128MB of storage. As noted by the BBC today, the “5GBioShield” USB stick “was recommended by a member of Glastonbury Town Council’s … Continue reading A $350 “anti-5G” device is just a 128MB USB stick, teardown finds Continue Reading →

In a normal year, Google I/O would traditionally mark the release of a new version of Android Studio. While there hasn’t been a Google I/O event this year, the Android team has still seen fit to release Android Studio 4.0 today, complete with new Android app design tools. Last year at Google I/O, Android Studio 3.5 released … Continue reading Android Studio 4.0 now available for download, brings new design tools, more Continue Reading →