Brain chips like Elon Musk’s Neuralink could lead to companies harvesting our thoughts, experts warn

Elon Musk’s Neuralink touts its brain chip as a way to help people suffering with mobility issues regain control of their lives, but has also proposed using the technology to merge humans with computer. The move would provide the average person with super-human intelligence that hooks their brain up to the cloud where memories can … Read more

Lawsuit accuses Instagram of illegally harvesting biometric data

Instagram is hit with $500BILLION class action lawsuit accusing the Facebook-owned platform of illegally harvesting up to 100 million users’ biometric data Class-action suit was filed on Monday in Redwood City, California Accuses Facebook-owned Instagram of illegally harvesting biometric data Claims the app stores facial data through a photo-tagging tool Facebook blasts the suit as … Read more

Police stop gangs harvesting cockles on beach where they could prove deadly for children

Police stop gangs of cockle pickers from harvesting shellfish on beach where they aren’t safe to eat and could prove deadly for children Police stop groups harvesting cockles from beach that could be fatal for children Cockles in the Redcar and Cleveland area are not fit for human consumption  One family group was even found … Read more