Microsoft is releasing a six-part video series, hosted by President Brad Smith, that uses moments in American history — beginning with patents in Philadelphia and privacy in Boston — to reflect on technology and innovation questions facing the country as it turns 250. Read More
Microsoft says its Recall app — which captures and stores screenshots every few seconds — is safe. One year after its launch on Copilot+ PCs, security researchers keep finding vulnerabilities in the tool that promises to give Windows users a “photographic memory” of everything they do on their computer. Read More
Ring has canceled its planned partnership with Flock Safety, the license-plate-recognition company, citing integration challenges, amid growing scrutiny of the role of home security cameras in surveillance and law enforcement. Read More
Ring’s Super Bowl ad for its AI-powered lost-dog feature was meant to be heartwarming. Instead, it set off a firestorm over privacy, surveillance, and what the technology could be used for next. Here’s what it actually does. Read More
Amazon fixes an Alexa voice-ordering bug after a listener spotted a misleading comment on the GeekWire Podcast. We dig into the limits of voice commerce, Microsoft’s new “community first” approach to AI data centers, and what it says about growing backlash over power and water use. Read More
The debate stems from the use of cameras made by Flock Safety, and whether the images and data collected are subject to release under Washington’s Public Records Act. Read More
Facing a pair of related lawsuits, Amazon and Microsoft both acknowledge that people working on their respective facial-recognition technologies downloaded… Read More
[Editor’s Note: A version of this story originally appeared in journalist Eli Sanders’ “Wild West” newsletter, which covers internet-related legal issues. Subscribe… Read More
Privacy was front-and-center for Amazon at the company’s big devices and services event this week. The most noteworthy privacy-related announcement… Read More
OneTrust, an Atlanta-based privacy software company valued at nearly $3 billion, has acquired Seattle startup Integris Software. Founded in 2016,… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission proposed fines totaling more than $200 million on the nation’s largest wireless carriers Friday for selling… Read More
A bill that would give Washington state consumers new data privacy rights and establish regulations on companies developing facial recognition… Read More
