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US politics
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Will you have to show your ID at the app store?

Online age verification faces legal, technical, and privacy obstacles, though recent Supreme Court developments may allow some limited forms of verification.
fromABC11 Raleigh-Durham
3 weeks ago

Here are 12 holiday scams to watch out for this season

It's the holiday season, and while people are busy shopping for gifts and giving back, scammers are also hard at work, looking to take advantage of distracted shoppers and businesses. With holiday spending projected to top $1 trillion, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers about 12 common scams to watch out for this season. 1. Misleading Social Media Ads You've probably seen products pop up in your social media feed. Before you click "buy," do your homework.
Information security
Gadgets
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches

Children as young as five use gamified smartwatches that prioritize social status, likes, and competition over safety, fostering manipulation, privacy risks, and addictive behavior.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

How to vibe code for free, or almost free

Developers can access high-quality, inexpensive or free LLM-based code generation (including Chinese open-weight models), but avoid sending sensitive code to untrusted free services.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Anker offered Eufy camera owners $2 per video for AI training | TechCrunch

Anker paid Eufy users $2 per theft video and encouraged staged recordings to build AI training data, creating privacy and security risks.
fromPrivacy International
3 months ago

End of the Line for Windows 10?

From the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft announced that it will no longer freely provide security updates for their popular operating system, Windows 10. This is important news for the 240 Million people who use Windows 10 on their personal and work computers. It means that the security features, and consequently the privacy protections, of computers running Windows 10 will start to degrade over time.
Information security
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Anker offered to pay Eufy camera owners to share videos for training its AI | TechCrunch

Companies pay users for camera and call recordings to train AI models, creating value for users but introducing significant privacy and security risks.
fromFuturism
4 months ago

Woman Alarmed When to Get Brazilian Wax and Find That Employee Was Wearing Meta's Video Recording Glasses

In a recent viral TikTok video, influencer Aniessa Navarro said that she was in the middle of a Brazilian wax - which involves removal of body hair from intimate areas - at her regular Manhattan location of the European Wax Center chain when she realized that her esthetician was wearing a pair of Mark Zuckerberg's spy spectacles. Surprised, Navarro asked the esthetician if she was "wearing Meta glasses,"
Privacy technologies
Privacy professionals
fromHackernoon
11 months ago

What Hackers Can Learn by Watching Your Screen Reflections | HackerNoon

Webcam peeking can recognize graphical layouts on screens more easily than text, but still poses significant privacy risks.
Wearables
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say | TechCrunch

Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, which creates devices to help manage reminders and tasks for users.
Cryptocurrency
fromHackernoon
2 years ago

Vitalik Sparks Debate About ZKP-Based Digital IDs After Blog Criticism | HackerNoon

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) present both opportunities and challenges for digital identity systems in Web3.
EU data protection
fromArs Technica
7 months ago

DOGE wins at Supreme Court; conservative majority ends limits on data access

The court's ruling may create unequal standards for litigants and jeopardize personal privacy, especially related to sensitive data from the Social Security Administration.
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Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
7 months ago

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

A newly discovered database leak compromising 184 million login records highlights severe risks associated with poorly secured data storage.
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