Technology

Testers were easily and routinely able to take over real weapon systems using simple tools against “mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities.”

Publicly, Google executive Ben Gomes has called the censored search engine “an exploration.” Privately, he wanted it completed “as soon as possible.”

Last year, hundreds of retailers were permanently banned from accepting SNAP based primarily on an algorithmic assessment by the USDA.

Alastair Mactaggart, who led the push to pass California's sweeping privacy measure, said he fears Congress will pre-empt the law at the behest of big tech.

At a Senate hearing, the company’s chief privacy officer repeatedly said the status of Google’s censored search engine for China is “unclear.”

The feds are mad that, in a pilot program, airlines are keeping flights on time by letting passengers skip a facial recognition procedure at boarding.

Google staff “actively subverted” an internal review of a search engine for China that would blacklist terms like “human rights,” ex-Google employee said.

A security researcher discovered private data lurking on 60 Trello boards belonging to the United Nations. Sensitive information was also found in public Google documents.

A U.N. report said a post about the “Muslim ... national traitor” was shared over 1,000 times and that comments called for the person to be killed.

The company forced employees to delete the document, which stated that a Chinese partner would have “unilateral access” to user data.