Data Security

A privacy regulator found that Google kept location data too long and failed to clearly explain how it could shape ads and infer users’ interests.

Closing ChatGPT does not end the conversation.

Researchers have discovered a way to recover audio from headphones without compromising the device itself, and there's little users can do to protect themselves.

Claude wants to talk money, but your transaction history might have too much to say.

Your voter status could become campaign targeting data.

Character.AI bars under-13s, may serve targeted ads to teens, and keeps the Characters you made public even after you delete your account.

The roadside cameras know when you enter the frame.

VoterRecords.com publishes your address, party affiliation, and a map to your house. Its opt-out form only removes your house number, and when I tested it, not even that.

Clearview AI built a search bar for your life. Your face is the query.

For just $5, Stud or Dud can turn scattered public records into a detailed profile of your personal life that anyone can access.

Onerep scans more sites and covers up to six people on one plan, but DeleteMe costs less over time and is clearer about how it protects your data. Here's which one we'd pick.

A fake government request exposed highly sensitive Revolut customer data, leaving users vulnerable to identity theft, fraud, and targeted phishing attacks.

USPhoneBook's opt-out form is free and only takes a few minutes to complete. But whether it works depends on which state you live in, as I found out during testing.

Google shared victims’ sensitive takedown requests with a third party that published them online, creating new risks of harassment, doxxing, phishing, and identity theft.

In 2026, you're innocent until the algorithm says otherwise.

German authorities have joined the group chat.

A new AI-built WeChat worm can hijack accounts without a click, highlighting how the technology is lowering the barrier to sophisticated cyberattacks.

Did you hear that? Apple Watch heard that.

Microsoft joins the list of companies dead set on finding out whether you’re a child.

Plaid sits between your bank and the apps you use. Here's exactly what it can see, who it hands data to, and how to cut it off.

Liquid lost 4,000 BTC to alleged white-hat hackers, who have now returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream patched the vulnerability and secured the network.