Privacy
Amazon's Ring and Alexa fined $30m for spying and child privacy abuse
Amazon is fined $30m for multiple privacy violations, including allowing Ring employees to spy on customers and illegally keeping Alexa recordings of children’s voices.
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Credit card theft mostly targets US victims, study suggests
Six million stolen credit card details on the dark web have been analyzed to reveal that more than half belong to US residents or citizens. Worse still, many of these come bundled for sale with other personal data such as names and addresses.
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Carvin Software faces lawsuit after data breach put 350k clients at risk
Company specializes in providing digital services to recruitment and financial agencies, but cybersecurity incident has landed it in hot water.
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Italy plans full review of all AI tools on market
Italy’s privacy watchdog says it won’t stop at ChatGPT and plans to create an AI advisory board to closely review the data collection practices of all artificial intelligence platforms currently available online today, plus those released in the future.
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ChatGPT still has privacy flaws despite recent changes, experts say
ChatGPT, a popular chatbot from OpenAI, has potential data privacy flaws that have not been properly addressed, cybersecurity experts at Surfshark have warned.
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Facebook glitch reveals if you’re an online creeper
Cybernews has confirmed a five-year old Facebook glitch is sending automatic friend requests to the Facebook profiles you visit – leaving some online stalkers, er, we mean snoopers, quite embarrassed.
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Privacy alert: US airport gets self-serve biometric screeners
The US Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) installs its first automated biometric screeners at the busy Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), raising privacy concerns among advocates and US lawmakers.
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Employee monitoring tools more invasive than ever
A new "bossware" study reveals millions of US employers are using invasive digital tracking tools to monitor workers at an alarming rate – and the trend will continue to rise through 2025.
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TikTok leaked user data
As if the US Congress furor over alleged Chinese government control wasn’t bad enough, TikTok has been suffering from a technical vulnerability that may have exposed intimate user data, research has found.
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OpenAI introduces ChatGPT incognito mode
OpenAI creates a ChatGPT “incognito mode” for users that do not want their conversation history to be saved or used to train the large language model (LLM) AI chatbot.
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Mobile phone could become police snitch, lawyer warns
“Your messaging service should not be a DEA informant” – that is the damning indictment of a Senate bill by a digital rights advocate, who claims it could be used to compel providers to hand over user data that is incriminating, sometimes inaccurately so, if passed.
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Biden admin takes action to protect womens reproductive data
The Biden-Harris administration announced new actions aimed at protecting the reproductive data of women in the US, deemed necessary by many privacy advocates since the landmark overturning of Roe vs. Wade last summer.
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Fashion meets privacy for the age of surveillance
From do-it-yourself hoodies to high-fashion designs, these articles of clothing will protect you from the elements – and the watchful eye of mass surveillance.
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Tesla hit with class action suit, accused of privacy violations
Just days after ex-Tesla employees confessed to regularly sharing sensitive and embarrassing videos of customers – downloaded from the customers' own cars – one outraged Tesla owner is hitting back.
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Tesla employees caught sharing sensitive footage recorded on customers car cameras
Recent interviews with former Tesla workers found that it was common practice in some Tesla offices to share sensitive and embarrassing video clips of customers, taken by their own cars, without their knowledge.
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Digital vegan: could you take a 24-hour break from tech?
As everything around us becomes seamlessly connected, it will become much harder to disconnect.
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Most common forms of identity fraud and how to avoid them
From online impersonation to ethnic targeting, learn more about how identity fraud is a rapidly evolving threat that does not discriminate. It can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or background.
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TikTok showdown with White House showcases Chinese-owned app's controversial history
After weeks of anticipation, CEO Shou Chew takes the stand on Capitol Hill to defend the video app's data privacy policies, as lawmakers rally for a ban to become nationwide.
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Privacy concerns as France approves AI surveillance at Paris 2024 Olympics
France has approved the use of AI video surveillance to monitor crowds at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, creating an uproar among civil rights groups.
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Big tech tackles online safety for children and teens with new AI powered apps and controls
Parents concerned with protecting their kids online can take advantage of the newest AI-powered apps and controls to hit the market. Here’s the latest roundup.
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