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• FTC Bans X-Mode From Selling Phone Location Data

  09-01-2024 21:52 via news.slashdot.org
  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users' sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday. From a report: The first of its kind settlement prohibits X-Mode, now known as Outlogic, from sharing and selling users' sensitive information to others. The settlement will also require the data broker to delete or destroy all the location data it previously collected, along with any products produced from this data, unless the co
  
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• Flappie AI Cat Door Stops Your Pet From Gifting You Dead Mice

  09-01-2024 02:10 via entertainment.slashdot.org
  "For those who don't appreciate the 'gifts' your cat drags in, this might be a solution from a Swiss start up," writes Slashdot reader maudlins11. Engadget reports: Finding weird pet-related technology is a CES tradition, and this year is no exception. Take Flappie, for example. The Swiss start-up is showing off an AI-powered cat door that automatically locks if your kitty tries to bring in prey it caught from the outside. On the side of the door facing the outside, you'll find a motion sensor a
  
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