Privacy

Listening to your conversations with a digital assistant is a necessary evil. It just needs to be done right with no misdirection and deflection towards the "other guy."

Securus, a service used by law enforcement to track inmate calls, can pinpoint the location of just about any cell phone thanks to the cooperation of U.S. carriers.

I think at this point we all can agree that the Facebooks of the world really are evil and it's all their fault. Or can we?

The Chinese government this week passed new legislation mandating users to submit facial scans to the government before activating a new SIM card or phone number.