Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well
Not everyone shares that pessimism, though. "I think the technology has evolved quite a…
WhatsApp dumps use of phone number, introduces username
A messaging platform, WhatsApp, has started rolling out username reservations as a new privacy…
Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock
Flock, whose cameras scan license plates across the country, continues to draw public anger,…
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
Among the Android apps that the EFF identified that were quietly sharing users' location…
Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information
President Trump's namesake cell phone provider and smartphone maker Trump Mobile is leaking customer…
More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
The growing backlash against surveillance companies like Flock may have reached a tipping point.…
Apple’s Hide My Email feature has a bug that’s been exposing real email addresses, researcher claims
Apple's Hide My Email feature is a convenient privacy tool that uses disposable addresses…
Google just got a boost in its bid to buy Spirit Airlines’ data for AI training
Google just got a win in its effort to buy Spirit Airlines' old data.A…
PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address
Mysk wrote in a post on X that they chose not to report the…
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and surveilled serving…
Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases
Chrome alternative Brave just added a good reason to make the switch to its…
Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher
Judge Mr Justice Nicklin says the claimants had failed to prove the allegations.
Some early users are deleting personal AI agents, citing privacy scares and blunders
Personal AI agents aren't for everyone.Many early adopters of Instinct and Meta's Muse have…
This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you
Swearingen described himself as a middle-aged white guy who lives in the center of…
Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks
Previous hacking campaigns targeting Signal users attempted to hijack a victim's account and then…
Meta goes on a PR blitz and updates privacy settings as venues restrict smart glasses
The small camera installed in Meta's AI smart glasses has become a problem for…
