IBM's New Patent Lets Your Phone Tell Nearby Cameras to Stop Recording You
Imagine walking into a store and your phone automatically tells the security cameras not to record you. That's the core idea behind…
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Google's New Patent Teaches Your Phone to Recognize a Knuckle Tap as Yours
Your fingerprint sensor only knows fingertips. Google wants to change that, teaching it to recognize any touch you make right after logging…
Google Patent Blocks Apps From Secretly Capturing Audio After Content Playback
Imagine an app flashing you an ad and then immediately grabbing whatever the microphone picks up right after. Google has filed a…
Google Patent Targets Malicious Scripts With Pre-Stored Rules Before They Reach Users
Every time you load a web app, your browser checks a set of rules that decide which scripts are allowed to run.…
Nvidia Patent Locks Secret Codes Inside Chips So Software Cannot Steal Them
Even software running on the same chip normally can't be fully trusted with your encryption keys. Nvidia's latest patent describes a system…
Amazon Patents a System That Forces Cloud Access Steps Into a Fixed Order
What if a stolen cloud key became nearly useless because it could only be used in one very specific order? That's the…
Microsoft Patents a System Requiring Human Sign-Off Before Cloud Servers Are Deleted
Before anyone can spin up, modify, or delete a cloud resource, this system makes sure the right person explicitly says yes. It's…
Microsoft Patents a System That Hunts Down Dangerously Flawed Code in the Cloud
Every time a developer downloads a software package with a known security flaw, someone needs to find out quickly. Microsoft's new patent…
New Patent Judges Apps by the Company They Keep to Catch Malware
Most malware detectors look at an app in isolation. Microsoft's new patent flips that around, teaching a model to judge whether an…
Google Patents a Method to Test Product Changes Without Exposing Individual User Data
Every time a tech company tests a new feature or ad, it collects real data about real people. Google is patenting a…
Google Patents a System for Counting User Trends Without Seeing Individual Data
Google wants to answer questions like 'how many users spent more than $50?' without ever actually looking at what any single user…
Google Patents a Two-Lock Verification System to Stop Stolen Digital Passes
Temporary digital tokens, the kind that let your phone pay at a register or unlock a door, can be silently intercepted and…
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