Ausweiskontrollen, Fahrzeugkontrollen und andere Schikanen. Warum ich gegen die Einschränkung der Rechtsextremismus-Berichterstattung durch die Polizei vor Gericht gehe.

Einen E-POSTBRIEF (SIC!)? Seit ich mich vor Jahren bei diesem Dienst der Deutschen Post AG angemeldet habe, habe ich von keinem Dritten je eine Nachricht darüber erhalten. Lediglich die Mitteilungen des Anbieters selbst landeten im Postfach. Daher war dieses bei mir auch völlig in Vergessenheit geraten und es war nur dem Umstand, dass ich sehr an meiner ersten Mobilfunknummer hänge und diese immer noch nutze, zu verdanken, dass diese Info mich überhaupt erreichte.

Updated list of >600 third party companies PayPal shares personal data with, effective as of 1 Jan 2018 (EU version):

The inability of law enforcement authorities to access data from electronic devices due to powerful encryption is an "urgent public safety issue," FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday in remarks that sought to renew a contentious debate over privacy and security. From a report: The FBI was unable to access data from nearly 7,800 devices in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 with technical tools despite possessing proper legal authority to pry them open, a growing figure that impacts every area of the agency's work, Wray said during a speech at a cyber security conference in New York. "This is an urgent public safety issue," Wray added, while saying that a solution is "not so clear cut."

The same-day shipping and delivery market is bursting with companies that want to ensure your packages get to you incredibly fast. One of the newest entrants is August, the smart lock company that was acquired by Assa Abloy last year. At CES, August announced it's expanding its trial in-home delivery service called August Access through a partnership with Deliv, a last-mile delivery service that specializes in same-day delivery. Deliv currently serves more than 4,000 retailers across 1,400 cities in the US, allowing August to provide those retailers with Deliv same-day delivery and August Access in-home delivery.

The Finnish company just announced a gadget at CES called Nokia Sleep, which is described as an “advanced sensor” built into a mattress pad. The mattress pad, which is WiFi-connected, slides under your mattress and is supposed to record your sleep patterns. That data is then synced to Nokia’s Health Mate app, where it’s analyzed and contributes to a “sleep score.” In addition to monitoring sleep cycles, Nokia says the sleep sensor will also track snoring patterns.

In November, Harper Reed, an entrepreneur in residence at Paypal and the former chief technology officer at Obama for America, tweeted that he had purchased a suitcase on Amazon by Rimowa, a high-end luggage brand whose full-size styles typically retail upwards of $700. The suitcase was full-price, he wrote, and there weren’t any red flags on the listing that would have alerted him to a potentially sketchy product. The order never arrived, however, and heIn November, Harper Reed, an entrepreneur in residence at Paypal and the former chief technology officer at Obama for America, tweeted that he had purchased a suitcase on Amazon by Rimowa, a high-end luggage brand whose full-size styles typically retail upwards of $700. The suitcase was full-price, he wrote, and there weren’t any red flags on the listing that would have alerted him to a potentially sketchy product. The order never arrived, however, and he got a refund from Amazon and went to Neiman Marcus to buy it in person.

Fast-forward to Reed’s renewal interview for Global Entry, a CBP Trusted Traveler program that expedites the airport security process for “pre-approved, low-risk travelers.” For frequent international flyers, it can be the difference between spending hours waiting in line to have your passport inspected by a customs agent or breezing through a kiosk check in 15 minutes. Except this time, he said, his application was denied. His name had been flagged by CBP for importing counterfeit goods — specifically, a Rimowa suitcase.

The following is a true story. Or maybe it’s just based on a true story. Perhaps it’s not true at all.

Amazon’s Alexa assistant has slowly been making its way into cars in recent years; BMW, Ford, and Nissanare among the automakers adding capabilities to remotely start or lock vehicles, for example. The level of integration with cars has been limited to those brands and only the newest models, however. That’s where Anker’s Roav Viva comes in.

China-based accessory maker Anker announced on Monday that it is venturing deeper into the automotive space with what it says is the first plug-in device intended to give a full complement of Alexa skills to drivers. In addition to weather and music, the Viva can control voice calls and navigation instructions through voice commands

Ein neuer Badezimmerspiegel kommt in seiner Grundausstattung mit integriertem Lautsprecher und Amazons Sprachassistentin Alexa daher.

Der Berliner Senat hält es für legal, dass die Verfassungsschutzbehörde ihren Dokumentenbestand künftig mit einem Programm zur biometrischen Gesichtserkennung durchforstet

Das Bundesinnenministerium macht sich für eine Videoüberwachung von Paketstationen stark, über die etwa die Deutsche Post DHL den Versand und die Annahme von Päckchen ermöglicht. Damit könne die Sicherheit verbessert werden.

Die Werbewirtschaft läuft weiter Sturm gegen die geplante EU-Verordnung zum Schutz vor Nutzertracking. Doch die Bundesregierung geht in einer Studie offenbar bewusst von nicht belegten Zahlen aus und verkehrt die Nutzererwartungen in ihr Gegente

Die neue Datenschutzvereinbarung mit den USA reicht den EU-Datenschützern weiterhin nicht aus. EU-Kommission und US-Regierung sollen "erhebliche Bedenken" bis Mai 2018 ausräumen.

The company announced today a hardware product called SkinScanner that attaches to the upper portion of a smartphone and, using a combo of sensors, is supposed to give users the kind of magnified image of their facial skin that you usually see in before-and-after pics in ads. The scanner wirelessly syncs up with a mobile app, called Skin360, which will show a person’s skin health over time and suggest they improve their skin.

Retail thinking is spreading quickly in health care. It promises greater convenience and speed for delivering basic health care services — but it isn’t what patients really want.

Retail thinking views patients as consumers: faceless targets for buying services and products that aren’t always health-related. It’s the thinking behind technology-assisted health care services, like ZocDoc, Amwell, and One Medical, which quickly triage symptoms or serve up medical advice. It’s the thinking that makes it possible for me to walk in, no appointment needed, to a retail chain pharmacy to have a cough or sore throat examined

Businesses in Detroit that wish to stay open after 10pm will have to join the city's high definition crime surveillance program. Shop keepers who participate in the program benefit by receiving prioritized Emergency Response Services when calling 911.

Welcome to Delta City, Robocop fans! Install surveillance cameras for the cops or maybe they won't show up.

Google will der Film- und Musikindustrie gefallen und löscht prophylaktisch Links in seiner Websuche. Derzeit erhält die Google-Websuche pro Tag Beschwerden über drei Millionen URLs.

Sicherheitsforscher haben Schwachstellen in zahlreichen Online-Tracking-Services entdeckt, die Angreifern unter anderem das Abrufen von GPS-Daten ermöglichen. Eine Liste der verwundbaren Services ist online verfügbar.

"Keine Sorge, 'Titanic' in engem Kontakt mit Twitter", blödelte das deutsche Satiremagazin am Tag nach der Sperre des "Titanic"-Accounts im Kurznachrichtendienst – und zeigte dazu die Autoreply-Nachricht von Twitter. Nach der Sperre des Accounts von AfD-Politikerin Beatrix von Storch tat "Titanic" auf Twitter, als hätte Storch den Magazin-Account als Gastautorin übernommen. Mittwochnachmittag sperrte Twitter dann auch den "Titanic"-Account – jedenfalls bis Donnerstag.