OpenAI’s Chronicle feature lets Codex read your screen, raising privacy concerns
OpenAI’s Chronicle is a feature designed to help Codex, an AI-powered coding assistant, better understand what users are working on by capturing context directly from their …
Product showcase: Syncthing for secure, private file synchronization
Syncthing is a free and open-source application that synchronizes files directly between your devices. Instead of uploading data to a central server, it uses a peer-to-peer …
Apple AirTag tracking can be misled by replayed Bluetooth signals
Apple’s AirTag is designed to help users track lost items by relying on a vast network of nearby Apple devices. New research shows that this same system can be manipulated to …
Social media bans might steer kids into riskier corners of the internet
Governments are moving to block children under 16 from social media in the name of safety. But once these measures move from policy to practice, they raise a harder question: …
Google Play is changing how Android apps access your contacts and location
Google’s new set of Google Play policy updates and account transfer feature strengthen user privacy and protect businesses from fraud. Google is also expanding features for …
Tails 7.6.2 patches vulnerability that could expose saved files
The Tails Project released Tails v7.6.2, an emergency release of the popular open source secure portable operating system. What is Tails? Tails, which is based on Debian …
Anthropic tests user trust with ID and selfie checks for Claude
Anthropic announced identity verification for Claude using government ID and selfie checks, becoming the first major AI chatbot to do so, a move that may prove unpopular with …
To counter cookie theft, Chrome ships device-bound session credentials
Cookie theft follows a well-established pattern. Infostealer malware infiltrates a device, extracts authentication cookies, and exfiltrates them to an attacker-controlled …
Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission
Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by …
Product showcase: Session, a messenger without phone numbers or metadata
Instant messaging has been around for decades, but it became widely adopted with the emergence of smartphones. Earlier, communication was limited to basic text messages. …
113,000 explicit prompts from AI girlfriend platform exposed, many linked to user IDs
MyLovely.AI, an AI girlfriend platform, suffered a data breach that exposed over 100,000 users. MyLovely.AI allows people to create personalized not safe for work (NSFW) …
WhatsApp brings long-awaited privacy feature to filter who can reach you
After years of waiting, WhatsApp is set to roll out a username feature that will allow people to connect and communicate without sharing their phone numbers. This means more …
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