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Amazon unveils flying Ring security drone and Luna games service

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  It is designed to activate only when residents are out, works indoors, and is limited to one floor of a building. The firm also unveiled an online games-streaming service and a voice-activated screen that swivels about. But one campaign group described the drone camera as Amazon's "most chilling home surveillance product" yet. "It's difficult to imagine why Amazon thinks anyone wants flying internet cameras linked up to a data-gathering company in the privacy of their own home," said Silkie Carlo from Big Brother Watch. "It's important to acknowledge the influence that Amazon's product development is having on communities and the growing surveillance market." When the Always Home Cam is triggered by a suspected break-in, owners will get a smartphone alert to let them see live footage. Amazon said that privacy had been "top of mind" when the machine was designed. "It only reports when it's in motion, and when it&#

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Google and Facebook may ban children's ads

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  Behavioural advertising not only undermines privacy but puts "susceptible" youngsters under unfair    marketing pressure, the letter says.   It is addressed to Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.   In a separate move Google-owned YouTube is accused of unlawfully mining data from five million    under-13s in the UK.   European data protection laws forbid the mining of data of young children.   "The fact that ad-tech companies hold 72 million data points on a child by the time they turn 13 shows the    extent of disregard for these laws, and the extraordinary surveillance to which children are subjected," the    letter reads.   "There is no justification for targeting teenagers with personalised ads any more than there is for    targeting 12-year-olds.   "You, the most powerful companies on the internet, have a responsibility to protect your users."

Facebook wants to put smart glasses on your face

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday the social network plans to release its first pair of  smart glasses next year. The company has partnered with EssilorLuxottica, which owns eyewear brands including Ray-Ban, to  support different designs and styles for the upcoming glasses. The glasses will bear the Ray-Ban brand. "I can't go into full product details yet, but they're gonna be the next step on the road to augmented reality  glasses, and they look pretty good too," Zuckerberg said at Facebook Connect, the company's virtual  reality and augmented reality conference. The event used to be known as Oculus Connect. Facebook also unveiled a new version of its Oculus Quest VR headset with an upgraded processor and  higher-resolution display. The new headset, called the Oculus Quest 2, has a price tag of $299, which is  $100 cheaper than its predecessor.

PlayStation 5 preorder go on sale November 12

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  Finally Sony announce PlayStation 5 PreOrder You're now able to preorder the new console  "at select retailers" for $500 (£450, AU$750) for the Blu-ray equipped version or $400 (£360,  AU$600) for the digital-only PS5. Both consoles will ship on Nov. 12 in the US, with online  preorders at some major retailers including Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop and Target starting  (and selling out quickly) on Wednesday. The reveal finally gives a firm price and release date for Sony's next PlayStation beyond the vague "holiday 2020" timeframe the company previously used when describing its  forthcoming system. Sony initially said preorders would begin Thursday before retailers  decided to go early.