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Apple’s HomeView Tries Face Authentication Without FaceID
Apple’s FaceID has long provided robust authentication. But for its smart home device, HomeView, the company is betting on new “person recognition” technology that has yet to be challenged in the wild.
Lily Hay Newman


Unwarranted
DHS Has Used This Controversial Investigative Tool 185,000 Times Since Trump Took Office
Maddy Varner


House Calls
Anti-Oligarchy Activists Plan to Dox Elon Musk and Hundreds of Billionaire-Linked Homes
Dell Cameron



Need to Know
The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans
Dell Cameron




Kernel Panic
Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess



Where in the World?
Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear
Paresh Dave

On Camera
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
Dhruv Mehrotra and Joseph Cox




Deep Dives
Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
Dhruv Mehrotra


Say What?
Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features
Lily Hay Newman