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Aura scrubs your info from 200+ data brokers and adds dark web alerts, antivirus, a password manager, and more. There's no standalone data removal plan, so I explore whether it's worth paying for the whole security suite.

French lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a ban on social media accounts for children under 15. But enforcing it could require millions of users to prove their age online.

Microsoft's new Teams feature can automatically update your office location, but it could also open the door to workplace surveillance and employee tracking.

Platforms like SeekOut say they can search more than 1 billion candidate profiles built from your profiles across the web, without your consent.

A social engineering attack has put millions of Qantas customers at risk of phishing attacks, but Australia's privacy watchdog won't investigate the airline over the breach.

Mozilla researchers found the app shared users' reproductive health information with a third-party analytics company despite marketing itself as a privacy-first option.

Powered by privacy-invasive tech, modern cars can collect everything from your location to biometrics. Here's what they track, who they share it with, and how to stay safe.

Driver-monitoring cameras are now mandatory in the EU. Here's what the U.S. is planning and how your driving data is already being collected.

Google's biggest Android app store shakeup in years could give users more choice, but it also brings new security considerations.

Scammers are impersonating banks and Apple Support in convincing FaceTime phishing attacks designed to steal passwords, verification codes and financial information.

CrashStealer disguises itself as Apple's Crash Reporter, steals passwords, crypto wallets, and browser data, and can automatically relaunch every time your Mac starts.

A joint advisory from the UK, U.S., Canada, and other allies warns that Russian state-backed hackers are exploiting weak router security — and one outdated setting could put your network at risk.

A federal complaint has revealed Microsoft's hidden GDID tracker, a persistent Windows identifier that survives updates and can tie your online activity back to your device.

The DreamHost Remixer AI builder is fast, cheap, and refreshingly simple. Here's how Remixer held up when I vibe-coded a dynamic property management website with it.

New documents show Australia's eSafety Commissioner wants platforms to detect and block VPNs, a shift with implications far beyond age verification.

A new EU proposal targeting children's social media use could also introduce stricter age checks and reshape how platforms operate for everyone.

Whether you're fed up with tracking or spooked by Meta's latest hack, here's how to delete or deactivate your Instagram account and clean up your digital footprint.

FastBackgroundCheck lists your address, phone, and relatives for anyone to find. Here's how to opt out for free, and why staying off takes ongoing removal.

ShinyHunters is one of the most active data-extortion groups online. Here's who they are, the companies they've hit, and how to keep your own data safe from data ransom gangs.

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Here's how a web address is structured, how it differs from a URI, and how to tell a safe link from a dangerous one.

Puerto Rico quietly patched the security flaw but continues to deny that a data breach occurred, leaving citizens vulnerable to tax fraud, identity theft, and phishing attacks.