ChatGPT now lets users lock private conversations with a PIN or biometrics. Learn how Locked Chats works, its limitations, and the risks of resetting a PIN.
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Amazon's new Bee AI devices can summarize conversations, but their recording controls raise consent questions for employers and meeting participants.
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OpenAI expands ChatGPT's Chrome integration with tab access and browser automation. Learn what the update means for productivity, privacy, and enterprise security.
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ChatGPT adds virtual clothing try-ons and product Favorites. Learn how the tools work, what the previews cannot confirm, and how to manage photo privacy.
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Florida cops are facing questions after a mandate to remove all Flock cameras tracking cars on St. Lucie County roads led local police to uncover more than a dozen suspicious cameras operating without permits.
Local residents told The Washington Post that they were alarmed that no one knows who owns many of the mysterious cameras.
Of the 14 cameras found, 11 had no obvious owners, raising concerns about who has access to sensitive data that bad actors could abuse. After the cameras were discovered, St. Lucie County Commissioner James Clasby told a local news outlet that there’s “potential for non-law enforcement to have cameras out there, and I’m not OK with that.”
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China reportedly probes DeepSeek and Moonshot after Anthropic alleged user requests reached Claude. Here’s what the data-routing claims mean for AI customers.
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Indonesia’s One Data Bill puts cross-border data transfers, data sovereignty, and overseas processing rules under formal negotiation.
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Meta launches Muse in the US, a personal AI agent that can book travel, shop, send emails, and run tasks, with security controls and paid plans.
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IsThisSpam helps you check suspicious emails, texts, links, and websites before you click or respond.
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Before pasting passwords, medical records, source code, or company data into ChatGPT, use this checklist to decide what should stay private.
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Two Illinois customers allege Walmart created voiceprints from service calls without obtaining consent required under the state’s biometric privacy law.
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A smart monitor can do far more than display a PC. Built-in apps, ACR, and advertising systems can introduce additional privacy considerations.
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Life360's new QR pet tag costs $7.99 once, while Pet GPS adds live tracking and escape alerts with a paid membership. Here's where each fits.
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Uber's new Teen Accounts feature gives linked guardians a live view inside participating rides, while encrypted recordings remain on Uber's servers for 14 days.
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New Zealand proposes an under-16 social media ban that could fine platforms up to 10% of global revenue and require stronger age checks for users.
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Uber faces a $966 million Dutch privacy fine over automated driver suspensions, raising questions about GDPR compliance and meaningful human oversight.
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A Twitch streamer alleges Amazon used creator videos to train AI without permission, raising questions about platform terms, copyright, and data rights.
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Some Americans worry that the Federal Trade Commission's rush to limit personalized pricing in the name of consumer protection could end up killing discounts they depend on or, counterintuitively, raising prices.
The FTC has no power to ban personalized pricing, in which a business uses a customer’s personal data to determine the highest price that person might be willing to pay for a product or service. But the agency believes it could set limits on the practice, including potential penalties for businesses that fail to disclose when customers may be paying more because data suggests they won't balk at the price.
In a request for public comment on a proposed policy statement, the FTC acknowledged that personalized pricing is common in some industries. But FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson said new industries are increasingly tracking customers to set individualized prices, blindsiding consumers who expect a listed price in markets like retail “to be the same price that everyone else sees,” Ferguson said.
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ICE warned employees against using Meta smart glasses on duty as DHS seeks $7.5 million to develop biometric-enabled prototypes for field agents.
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Amazon’s less-detailed order emails protect purchase data but may make phishing harder to spot. Learn how to verify order messages safely online.
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OpenAI’s Computer History turns Mac activity into searchable memories. See how it works, who can use it, and the privacy and security risks.
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Verb has launched a marketplace that lets consumers sell selected personal data, testing whether users will trade privacy for direct payment.
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Apple’s Photos biometric privacy case will proceed after an appeals court declined to review class certification. Here’s what remains unresolved.
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Apple is challenging a UK order reportedly requiring access to encrypted iCloud data, reviving a wider dispute over privacy, security, and lawful access.
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Gmail now warns BCC recipients before they reply all, helping prevent accidental exposure of their involvement and email address.
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Meta’s push toward personal AI agents is colliding with Europe’s strict rules on profiling, sensitive data, consent, and cross-platform data use.
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Google plans to expand its Play Age Signals API globally, helping Android developers tailor app experiences without collecting exact birth dates.
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A US study uncovered adversarial software components inside apps marketed to the US military. Similar risks and lessons apply to Australian enterprises reliant on shadow supply chains.
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Public Claude chats surfaced in Google search just as New Zealand agencies are ordered to adopt AI faster. Privacy Act obligations don't disappear when a share link goes public.
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Claude shared chats containing medical, corporate, and credential data appeared in Google Search, raising new questions about public AI links.
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Singapore has required SIM identity checks since 2005. As the FCC proposes similar US rules, Singapore's scam data shows verification alone isn't enough.
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New data shows 55.3 million Suno accounts were affected in a breach exposing contact details, purchases, and partial payment card information.
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Apple faces a proposed class action alleging a Hide My Email flaw could expose users’ real addresses despite the company’s privacy claims.
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EU rules will make Google share anonymized search data and give rival AI assistants broader access to Android features across Europe.
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The biggest data breaches of 2026 so far, ranked by impact, with details on exposed data, affected users, and what readers should do next.
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Samsung has clarified that withdrawing consent for Health AI training removes only data collected for AI development, not users’ existing health records or syncing access.
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Google's new default AI training settings impact Australian workplaces. Learn how to manage data privacy and Google Search, Lens, and Translate usage.
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Researchers say Apple’s Hide My Email flaw may expose real addresses, despite two fixes. Here’s what users should know about the privacy risk.
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Ahead of a July 2 deadline to submit public comments, advocates are warning the Federal Trade Commission that it must keep close watch over Elon Musk’s X and firmly reject a recent bid to end the agency’s ongoing audits of the platform’s data handling.
Last month, the FTC posted a notice explaining that X had argued that an FTC order was no longer necessary due to changes Musk had made to the platform.
The initial order came as a penalty after the FTC found that a coding error had caused then-Twitter to improperly share users’ contact information for ad targeting that had initially been submitted for two-factor authentication. Under the order, X is subjected to costly independent audits, and the FTC has authority to demand documents to ensure compliance with data privacy laws without taking additional legal action.
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Leonardo’s SignalTrace adds wireless device detection to ALPR systems, raising new questions about roadside surveillance, privacy, and security.
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Recent AI and data security actions show why AI governance now belongs with boards, not just IT teams managing tools and access.
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Over-the-counter CGMs are making glucose data easier to access, but not every user benefits equally. Here’s where the evidence is strongest — and what to know about app privacy.
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South Korea fined Coupang $409 million after regulators said weak security controls led to a massive breach affecting 37.5 million accounts.
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India’s data-protection framework is moving into phased implementation while officials turn their attention to AI-linked hardware, biometric devices, and trusted-source controls.
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Critics hope to keep Elon Musk from escaping a strict data-privacy order imposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shortly before he took over Twitter.
The FTC order placed restrictions on X's data use for 20 years, while requiring regular independent audits and granting the agency authority to request documents as needed to ensure compliance.
The FTC’s action came after Twitter voluntarily disclosed that between May 2013 and September 2019, a coding error accidentally allowed phone numbers and email addresses that users shared for two-factor authentication purposes to be used for targeted advertising aimed at those same users. In a settlement that came just months before Musk's 2022 takeover, Twitter agreed to pay $150 million and to allow the FTC to monitor the platform's data-handling practices until 2042 in order to protect user privacy.
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AI toys are being marketed as educational companions, but researchers warn that privacy rules, safety testing, and child-development evidence are still lagging behind the market.
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Google is reportedly offering select Play Store developers payment for access to app source code. For Android developers in APAC, the offer raises questions about IP rights, security risks, AI-use terms, and local data obligations before signing.
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US firms are testing China’s DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI costs rise, raising questions about savings, data residency, and risk.
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Google’s $135 million Android settlement could pay eligible US users who used Android devices with cellular data since November 2017.
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Apple expanded Limit Precise Location in iOS 26.5, but the carrier privacy feature still requires select iPhones and iPads.
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