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Minecraft's parental controls aren't in the game, so here's where to find them and how to set multiplayer, chat, screen time, and spending on every device.

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.

A massive network of fake shops is copying real brands and using huge discounts to trick shoppers into handing over sensitive information.

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.

Your friend didn't send those MrBeast giveaway screenshots. Here's what stole their account, why viewing the images is safe, and how to get your own accounts back.

A malicious Twitch extension exposed account-level OAuth tokens, potentially giving attackers access to chats, whispers, and private settings.

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.

Modelling work isn’t free.

Brussels wants an age gate on the internet, but checking IDs could create a privacy mess.

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

All About Cookies analyzed three years of FBI data and found that complaints and losses related to government impersonation scams spiked in 2025, with older Americans losing more money than any other age group.

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.