Years after plans were first announced, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is finally the default communications option for Messenger and Facebook. Meta’s security update arrives following years of mounting pressure from digital privacy rights advocates, who argue the feature is necessary to protect users’ communications. A complete E2EE rollout will take a “number of months” due to […]
A data hack affecting 23andMe users is reportedly far more severe than what representatives first admitted to earlier this year. Although initially reported to affect less than one percent of users, additional datasets assessments confirmed by a company spokesperson over the weekend indicate as many as half of all 23andMe accounts could be involved in […]
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Unauthorized harvesting of Americans’ personal online data isn’t just a privacy issue—it’s also a matter of national security, according to new findings. As highlighted in a recent study from Duke University researchers, bad actors can purchase current and former US military personnel’s sensitive information for as little as 12 cents a person. At any given […]
VPNs act as a middle person on the internet that you can access websites and other services through. Think of them as digital P.O. boxes.
Thanks to the current lack of federal data privacy guardrails, its unlikely Americans will see such an option anytime soon.
President Biden’s sweeping AI Executive Order focuses on both regulating and investing in AI technology.
Tech support scams are some of the most common methods of fraud, particularly targeting older demographics. Usually imitating a legitimate company’s customer service or IT department, tech support scammers trick victims into granting access to their computers, which they then use to extract payments. Last year, over 32,000 victims reported a cumulative loss of nearly […]
Only you and the open road, right? Cars made in recent years have been equipped with mics, cameras and sensors that collect data on every trip.
After years of hints and false starts, the Internal Revenue Service will be finally testing a free federal direct tax filing pilot program for select citizens in 13 participating states in 2024. The move marks a major moment in a years’ long path towards offering Americans a no-cost federal filing alternative to third-party services such […]
