Facial recognition: We’re tilting alarmingly towards normalising sneakier mass surveillance
We have yet to be given clear reasons why we need facial recognition technology even though a Bill relating to it is meandering through our political process
GDPR isn’t the problem, Big Tech and governments are the issue
Too many vested interests have undermined the effectiveness of the EU’s key data protection law
EU making ill-judged move towards mass digital surveillance
Step intended to combat child sexual abuse online has been widely condemned as ineffective and in breach of fundamental rights
How Fran Rooney helped pave the path to iMessage and online banking
When the US president Bill Clinton used Baltimore Technologies ‘strong encryption’ service, it opened the way to much wider use of the technology
The Everything War. Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power: A market behemoth
Dana Mattioli has produced a fascinating, forensic and compelling book on this relentlessly expanding company
Eurovision saw a collision of vintage operating systems and trashy Europop
Finland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry Windows95man′s hard drive issues entertain
Say goodbye to your passwords and start using passkeys
Passkeys are more secure but tech firms are doing little to encourage us to use them
Google somewhat two-faced on workplace politics
Tech giant firing staff for political protest is among the biggest lobbyists of government and not averse to very ‘political’ business
Is Ireland a sleepy back door providing China with access to global DNA banks?
US intelligence agencies raise flags over WuXi and its links with Chinese government and national security
Filterworld and Code Dependent: potentially devastating outcomes of algorithmic technology
Filterworld by Kyle Chayka; Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia
Flying taxis are a fantasy distracting from real transport solutions
Plans for air taxis are either impractical or likely to be prohibitively expensive for all but the very rich, or both
Truth Social valued on virtual hot air, not fundamentals
Donald Trump’s social media network is trading at valuations that make some of the most successful listed businesses in history look pedestrian
UK entrepreneur Mike Lynch on trial for what prosecutors say is ‘largest fraud in history’ of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley has not changed that much since Mike Lynch was in his pomp