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08/22/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Comcast Activates WiFi Motion Detection on MILLIONS of Routers, Raising Privacy Concerns
On Aug. 18, Comcast activated a motion detection feature on millions of its newer home routers. WiFi Motion is a free feature that turns newer Xfinity Gateways into motion sensors by detecting interruptions to the WiFi signal of the wireless network and sending a notification through the Xfinity app, according to TechCrunch [1]. Comcast unveiled […]
08/20/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Flock Safety Cuts Data Retention to 7 Days After Jurisdictions, Lawmakers Push Back
Flock Safety, one of the largest providers of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in the nation, announced on Aug. 13 that it will reduce default data retention from 30 days to seven days, require police to attach case numbers to searches, and make automated audits mandatory for all law enforcement customers, according to a company […]
08/19/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Hungary Prosecutor General Rules Seizure of Fidesz Servers Unlawful
Hungary’s Prosecutor General’s Office said this week that a police seizure of Fidesz party servers last month was carried out unlawfully, according to a statement from the office. The office said the order for the raid was valid, but the execution “amounted to a fishing expedition” because investigators confiscated all communications systems and databases rather […]
08/14/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Study: Ordinary Wi-Fi Networks Can Identify People With Near-Perfect Accuracy
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) reported that ordinary Wi-Fi networks can identify individuals with nearly 100% accuracy using unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between routers and connected devices. The findings were presented at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security in Taipei, according to a KIT release dated Aug. 12, 2026. The […]
08/06/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
China Imposes Drone Export Controls, Sanctions U.S. Entities in Trade Countermeasures
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5, that exports of drones, drone components and related dual-use technologies to the United States will face “stricter case-by-case review,” according to a ministry statement [1]. The controls take effect immediately and were described as necessary to safeguard national security and meet international nonproliferation commitments, officials […]
08/05/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
ICE Intensifies Social Media Monitoring, Subpoenas U.S. Critics
ICE Expands Monitoring of Social Media The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded its social media monitoring in a program that has identified U.S. citizens and activist groups for scrutiny, according to federal documents, contractors and former Homeland Security Investigations agents. The program, run by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility, operates around the clock […]
07/31/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Meta Launches Facebook Verified Badge Requiring Video Selfie
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on July 24, 2026, began rolling out a free verification badge called Facebook Verified that requires users to submit a one-time video selfie to confirm their identity. According to a report from Reclaim The Net, the feature “asks a user to record a short video selfie, which the company […]
07/31/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
OpenAI Cuts GPT-5.6 Luna Price by 80% as Chinese Models Close In
OpenAI on Thursday reduced the price of its GPT-5.6 Luna model by 80%, three weeks after launching the model, according to the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm. Luna, a speed-focused model, now costs 20 cents per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, down from $1 and $6, the company said. OpenAI […]
07/31/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Nationwide Deployment of AI-Powered License Plate Cameras Raises Oversight Questions
As of July 17, 2026, the crowdsourced DeFlock project had located 95,923 Flock Safety cameras across the United States, representing about 83% of the automated license plate readers volunteers have identified, according to the project’s data. Flock Safety itself reported processing more than 20 billion vehicle scans per month across more than 5,000 communities, the […]
07/29/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Renewable Energy Growth Trails Data Center Demand, Analysts Say
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence computing and data centers is driving electricity demand at a pace that renewable energy generation has not matched, according to multiple industry reports and grid operator data. Analysts project that U.S. data center electricity consumption could more than double by 2030, while wind and solar capacity additions struggle to […]
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