Recent Articles About Data Security

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.

Oversharing is bad enough when it's you doing it, let alone your dating app.

The delay is over and now the internet's bouncer wants to see your face.

The internet has never respected state lines, but Utah wants websites to police them anyway.

AI can now turn commercially available data into detailed dossiers that expose your habits, routines, vulnerabilities, and whereabouts to anyone willing to pay.

Trump’s proposed database could centralize sensitive citizen data in one place, creating a lucrative target for hackers and increasing the risk of identity theft and fraud.

Your conversations with AI chatbots can be accessed by government agencies and in legal proceedings, as they lack the protections afforded to privileged conversations.

Cybercriminals could use your stolen health data, such as medical records and Medicaid numbers, to launch phishing attacks, commit fraud, and steal your identity.

Norway is considering restrictions on facial recognition in Meta’s smart glasses as regulators raise privacy concerns about non-consensual surveillance.

Cloaked covers more data brokers and packs in more privacy tools, but DeleteMe removes your data without asking anything extra of you. Here's which one we'd actually recommend.

Ring’s new TAKE encryption limits its access to your camera footage, but it doesn’t address concerns around Familiar Faces and police access.

Police say Shively officer Asad Zahir kept monitoring the mother of his child while an Indiana protective order was in effect.

The FTC wants companies to disclose the personal data they use to set prices, giving consumers more transparency over how their information is used.

AliExpress quietly used silent audio processing to help fingerprint shoppers' devices. Here's how it worked and what you can do to block it.

You did not need a ClarityCheck account to appear in its unsecured database. Someone else could have uploaded your face without your knowledge.

A new bill could give ICE access to millions of retailer cameras without a warrant, raising fears of unprecedented mass surveillance and privacy violations.