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Following months of uncertainty about whether Nvidia could sell its H20 GPUs to China, we have a new wrinkle in the story: Now, China doesn’t trust the hardware. China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) organization is reportedly investigating whether Nvidia’s GPUs include location tracking and other spying hardware.Although other companies are rushing …

The world’s near-ubiquitous reliance on digital technology means there are more ways to spy on someone today than, say, half a century ago. What isn’t new is that many of these modern surveillance techniques are wielded by law enforcement, private security contractors, and federal agencies. These entities are reluctant to …

“We’re building a decentralized ghost kitchen,” is a sentence that could launch a thousand investor calls, and Alex Canter, the chief executive officer behind Ordermark, knows it. The 29 year-old CEO has, indeed, built a decentralized ghost kitchen — and managed to convince Softbank’s latest Vision Fund to invest in …

One of the major drawbacks to the Internet of Things ecosystem and “smart” devices more generally is the way both are treated as a gold mine for gathering information on end users, often without their knowledge or consent. Bose is the latest company to stand accused of such shenanigans in …

Back in 2015, we covered how Vizio was using its new smart TVs to gather data on the viewing habits of all US customers, then sending that data back to itself to sell to third party advertising companies. What made the breach of customer trust particularly egregious was the fact …

There’s some good news for privacy-minded individuals who haven’t been fond of Microsoft’s data collection policy with Windows 10. When the upcoming Creators Update drops this spring, it will overhaul Microsoft’s data collection policies. Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group, has published a blog post with …

Yahoo released its semiannual transparency report today, the first issued by the company since Reuters revealed earlier this month that Yahoo scanned its users’ email accounts at the behest of the U.S. government. In an effort to inform consumers about how frequently the government snoops on their information, and how often companies are …