Privacy, Decentralized Web 3.0 & Open Source

An advertising partner of Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon admitted that your smartphones and other devices can listen to everything you say for ad targeting.

Sonos' upheaval highlights the risks of closed systems in home audio. Here's how an open-source platform and universal speaker connectivity standard could benefit everyone.

Imagine an open-source, modular audio system with interchangeable cloud services. It's the audio system that consumers -- and our environment -- deserve.

Open-source brings much-needed clarity to the often black box of AI development Open-source brings much-needed clarity to the often black box of AI development

It all begins with CrowdStrike, a widely-used cybersecurity firm that bungled an update

Just in case there was any doubt about how Jack Dorsey really feels about Bluesky, the former Twitter CEO has offered new details on why he left the board and deleted his account.

Microsoft said its Azure OpenAI Service must not be used "by or for" U.S. police for facial recognition purposes

Blockchains underlie some of the most talked about tech, like Bitcoin, NFTs, and more. But while they’ve been around for a while, it’s still hard to figure out how exactly they work — we’ve tried to demystify it a bit.

Daniel Buchner oversaw the launch of Microsoft’s ION Decentralized Identifier earlier this year.

Microsoft shareholders called for reports to show if the company's actions line up with its words on surveillance technology.

It is going to be difficult for lawmakers to catch up with rapidly advancing AI technology, Brad Smith told BBC Panorama during an episode exploring China's increasing use of AI to monitor its citizens.

Tech companies praised the Derek Chauvin conviction, but their products underwrite the kind of impunity and overstep they claim to oppose.

Web3, NFTs, Metaverse, and the Direct-to-Avatar Economy Explained

Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft's cybersecurity marketing exec, explains how firm will be a "great unifier" in the industry to grow its $10 billion business.

Does Microsoft's decision making need a more human touch?

Microsoft helps police surveil and patrol communities through its own offerings and a network of partnerships — while its PR efforts obscure this.

Microsoft said that it would sell shares in AnyVision after an audit said the company's technology was used at checkpoints

AI-driven facial recognition systems have failed to recognize women and dark-skinned people accurately. Microsoft is doing something about that – for more reasons than one.

Microsoft Corp. promised Monday to give users worldwide the same data and privacy rights Europeans will get under new regulations there. That's in contrast to some of its tech rivals, which are hedging on how much privacy protections will change for Americans and other non-Europeans.

More than 30 technology companies have signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, making a number of pledges relating to cyberattacks. Microsoft, Facebook, Dell,

The U.S. Justice Department is moving to scale back the use of orders forcing technology companies to turn over customer data without alerting users to the clandestine interception of their information.

Microsoft suggests that Windows 10 users are pleased with its changes to privacy controls.

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