How smart assistants may be using your data, Nepal bans TikTok, Omegle shuts down. Here's the week's latest tech news: |
Hey, Siri. Is your smart assistant listening to you for ads? How is that data used? Consumer Reports and researchers at Boston's Northeastern University created fake persons to interact with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple's Siri. Let's take a deep look at how they use your conversations to create profiles. Read more on what researchers found and what it means for you. |
TikTok ban. TikTok is now banned in Nepal. The Government of Nepal on Monday announced an immediate ban on the popular social media app, saying it was disrupting "social harmony," the Associated Press reported. The announcement comes just days after authorities issued a 19-point directive tightening content regulation on all social media sites. See more on the ban. |
Omegle shuts down. Omegle, a popular video chat service that randomly paired strangers to connect, has shut down after 14 years , its founder announced in a statement on its website, acknowledging the platform was widely misused. Omegle has come under fire over the years for being an online hunting ground for sexual predators, a reputation that Omegle's founder Leif K-Brooks didn't refute in his post that otherwise defended the service. See more on the shutdown. |
Read on for more of the tech news this week. | | | | The clear winner for privacy lovers is Siri. Apple doesn't use Siri interactions to build profiles or change answers. | | | | More than 2.2 million people use TikTok in Nepal. The app has been banned with immediate effect due to concerns that it is 'disrupting social harmony' | | | | The video chat service that randomly paired strangers gained a reputation as a realm for sexual predators. | | | | An 88-year-old Holocaust survivor and TikTok celebrity is leaving the social media platform after a flood of hateful comments and messages. | | | | Don't look now, but artificial intelligence, or AI, fakes are all over the internet. Here's how to find out if the site is real. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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