Technology
US whistleblower blames Australian government for 'Orwellian' axing of conference speech
Thomas Drake and academic Suelette Dreyfus were dropped from the line-up at a Melbourne cyber conference at the last minute
Josh Taylor
08, Oct, 2019 @3:05 AM
Amazon launches Kindle e-reader aimed at children
New 6in Kindle Kids Edition comes with 1,000 books, word-building tools and parental controls
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
07, Oct, 2019 @1:00 PM
PayPal pulls out of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
Payments company becomes first to withdraw from controversial digital project
Alex Hern Technology editor
07, Oct, 2019 @9:45 AM
iPhone 11 Pro review: the best small phone available
A cracking camera, great screen and 32-hour battery life – but at an eye-watering price
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
07, Oct, 2019 @6:00 AM
Amelia Gething: the TikTok star breaking into the BBC
Public broadcaster launches show led by 20-year-old comedian with 7m followers aiming to attract younger viewers
Tara Conlan
06, Oct, 2019 @11:18 AM
Renault Mégane RS 300 Trophy: ‘An all-encompassing sensory overload’ | Martin Love
Renault’s sublime racer finds the sunshine on the stormiest of drives, says Martin Love
Martin Love
06, Oct, 2019 @5:00 AM
The five: Donald Trump’s attacks on science
How the US president is at odds with scientists and their work
Emily Taylor
06, Oct, 2019 @4:30 AM
'We are hurtling towards a surveillance state’: the rise of facial recognition technology
It can pick out shoplifters, international criminals and lost children in seconds. But as the cameras proliferate, who’s watching the watchers?
Hannah Devlin
05, Oct, 2019 @9:00 AM
Facial recognition row: police gave King's Cross owner images of seven people
Met apologises after local police passed on images for controversial surveillance scheme
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
04, Oct, 2019 @2:06 PM
Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims
Firm quietly rescinds policy banning false advertising as UK general election looms
Alex Hern
04, Oct, 2019 @12:36 PM
US, UK and Australia urge Facebook to create backdoor access to encrypted messages
Facebook says it opposes calls for backdoors that would ‘undermine the privacy and security of people everywhere’
Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco
03, Oct, 2019 @11:37 PM
Google reportedly targeted people with 'dark skin' to improve facial recognition
Subcontracted workers were told to persuade subjects to agree to face scans, mischaracterizing them as a ‘selfie game’ or ‘survey’
Julia Carrie Wong
03, Oct, 2019 @9:11 PM
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