Recent Articles About Data Security

The platform is hungry for data to feed its algorithms, and your kids may have been on the menu.

Flock’s new AI tool can track your vehicle’s movements, build detailed profiles, and expose sensitive data without requiring a name or license plate to start with.

Comcast’s camera-free security feature can detect activity inside your home and create records that may be shared without warning.

Meta’s new patent could let AI-powered glasses decide what’s worth recording, identify people, and build a detailed picture of your social life.

Character.AI's age verification starts with a selfie and can end with a government ID. Here's exactly what leaves your device, which company processes it, and how long they keep it.

Apple wants its camera-equipped AirPods to remember what you see, but it hasn’t explained where those memories go or how you can erase them.

A new flaw in Mac’s Screen Sharing tool is being exploited by hackers to take control of systems, steal sensitive data, and install malware.

Discord's age verification can ask for a face scan or government ID. Here's what leaves your device, who handles it, and what parents should know.

Your harmless vacation pics, now part of a scammer’s script.

Researchers have uncovered three new Windows security flaws that could let attackers bypass your device’s defenses and steal sensitive data.

The leak offers a rare look at the hidden labels Chess.com uses to sort players for ads, trials and experiments.

Viewers don’t control what happens to their own chat messages.

SignalTrace can track devices alongside vehicles, creating persistent movement and association profiles that could expose your identity and put your privacy at risk.

YouTube now estimates your age from your activity, and challenging its decision can mean sharing an ID, selfie, card, digital ID, or email address. Here’s what the AI's guess can cost you.

The force scanned more than half a million faces, identified no wanted people, and falsely flagged one innocent traveler.

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An AI agent hacked a gym booking system while trying to complete a simple task, raising fresh concerns about what autonomous AI could do without direct human oversight.

USA Today’s new Palantir partnership could turn seemingly harmless reading habits into detailed personal profiles that reveal sensitive information.

ICE is seeking technology that can reconstruct people’s identities from facial images, device data, behavioral signals, and billions of public and commercial records.

Hackers have targeted water facilities in at least 12 states, and federal investigators warn that similar third-party network setups may let them repeat successful attacks.

Border agents can scroll through your phone without giving a reason. Here's the checklist for getting your device ready before you reach the checkpoint.