Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy
Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. Left unchecked it will …
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Hong Kong police can demand phone and computer passwords under amended national security law
Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to three …
Between pickup artists and juvenile pranksters, the wearable device is becoming associated
Between pickup artists and juvenile pranksters, the wearable device is becoming associated with pests of all kinds.
Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacyCampaign groups rail …
A VPN crackdown could be next
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about …
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
Plus: The FBI admits it’s buying phone data to track Americans, Iranian hackers disrupt medical care at Maryland hospitals, and …
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
Congressman Jim Himes claims a sweeping surveillance authority should stay intact because he hasn't seen abuses by Kash Patel's FBI, …
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Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino …
ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI
Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could …
Focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise
Cloaked's latest round is a mix of equity and growth funding.
After Discord fiasco, age
On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.
Do you know the true cost of identity theft?
Identity theft linked to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade, according …
Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web
Customer conversations with chatbots can include contact information and personal details that make it easier for scammers to launch phishing …
Minnesota bill would ban warrants allowing police to collect data from devices near a crime scene
Minnesota lawmakers proposed a bill to ban reverse location warrants allowing police to collect cellphone data near crime scenes, which …
The Best Dark Web Monitoring Services and Bundles
Data breaches are more common than ever. Here are the best ways I've found to protect yourself online.
A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
Plus: A porn-quitting app exposed the masturbation habits of hundreds of thousands of users, Russian hackers are trying to take …
Do You Actually Need One?
Here's the best advice I have for protecting your identity online.
Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds data from flagship medical research leaked dozens of timesConfidential health data has been exposed online on …
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Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8th. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina …