Recent Articles About Online Privacy

A shopper’s frustration over missing prices comes as the FTC demands answers from Target, Walmart and seven other companies about personalized pricing.

CISA has confirmed active exploitation of two PHP vulnerabilities and urged organizations to prioritize fixes before attackers strike.

Discord’s upcoming web rollout lets eligible messages appear after you turn sharing off.

Connecting Gmail and Google Photos to Google’s AI tools can now influence the ads you see.

A researcher cracked into a 2025 Samsung TV and uncovered potential privacy risks involving microphones, cameras, viewing habits, and hidden data collection.

Researchers found that Samsung and Vizio smart TVs continued sending tracking-like data even after users opted out, raising fresh concerns about smart TV privacy.

Capcom has reset the affected passwords and is warning players to watch for emails impersonating the company.

A critical flaw in Signal's calling software could let someone keep listening after you hang up. Here's which versions are affected and how to stay safe.

Emergency PHP fixes sent websites offline worldwide. Watch for fake login pages, payment alerts, and offers to restore your access.

Google’s search redirects make links harder to inspect before you click, giving the company a chance to log your visit on the way out.

Privacy groups are challenging the Trump administration’s collection of voter records, warning that sensitive personal information could be used beyond election oversight.

Your grocery list is ready. Your grocery app has other plans.

Apple faces allegations of collecting facial biometric data without consent, with a landmark Illinois lawsuit that could reshape privacy protections for millions of users.

Forty attorneys general want privacy safeguards before a bankruptcy sale transfers sensitive Character.AI conversations to a new owner.

A mother of two alleges OpenAI collected her children's private chats and photos without proper parental consent and used their data to train AI.

Researchers got AI running across 15 cheap Android TV boxes. Now they're warning that self-replicating AI malware could be just months away.

One request can tell hundreds of companies to delete your information, including businesses you’ve never heard of.

Xandr allegedly relayed data linked to Grindr users through automated advertising auctions, prompting Norway’s regulator to issue its largest fine.

Anthropic's Claude submitted a fake murder tip during testing, raising concerns about AI agents taking unintended actions on real-world websites.

Giving an AI assistant access to your accounts may grant it more freedom than you realize.

An owner reported enormous traffic from a smart brewer.