Meta targeted for fresh UK gov’t warning against E2E encryption for Messenger, Instagram

September 20, 2023
Buckle up for another encryption fight: Hot on the heels of securing parliament’s approval for its Online Safety Bill yesterday, the UK government is amping up pressure on Meta not to roll out end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) on Facebook Messenger and Instagram — unless it applies unspecified “safety measures” which the Home Secretary said should allow law […]

Petnow claims to be able to identify dogs and cats from their snouts

September 20, 2023
Standard pet ID tools, like tags and chips, are imperfect. Tags become easily detached, and not every owner is comfortable with the idea of microchipping their pet. Even those who are comfortable often run into problems with microchips, like chip damage and outdated ID databases. The challenge inspired Jesse Joonho Lim and Ken Daehyun Pak […]

PDS is coming to a cop car near you to stop you from drug-driving

September 20, 2023
According to a 2022 traffic safety study, 56% of drivers involved in serious injury or fatal crashes tested positive for at least one drug. In 2020, there were more than 5 million car accidents reported to the police — that’s about one crash every six minutes. Between those two stats, it’s obvious that we have […]