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Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 days ago

15 incredibly useful things you didn't know NotebookLM could do

NotebookLM enables practical AI-assisted analysis of personal documents with reduced hallucination risks and complete privacy protection.
Privacy technologies
fromGadget Flow
4 days ago

OSO / PANOCORE 360 review: the privacy-first conference camera built for modern hybrid work

PANOCORE 360 All-In-One Conference Camera restores hybrid meeting presence with panoramic capture, intelligent speaker tracking, consolidated hardware, and strong privacy and governance at an accessible price.
fromMedium
4 days ago

Surveillance by default, consent by assumption

When presence becomes participation Ring's Search Party feature queries nearby cameras when a missing pet is reported. As Senator Ed Markey observed, this closely resembles neighbourhood-scale surveillance infrastructure. Crucially, Search Party does not operate in isolation. Ring's Familiar Faces feature applies facial recognition to anyone passing within camera range, continuously scanning and categorising faces without their explicit knowledge or agreement.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
4 days ago

Own a TCL TV? Changing these 12+ settings made a big difference for mine

TCL is known for its budget TVs, but in recent years, it has delivered some jaw-dropping models and consistently rolled out excellent hardware that often rivals far more expensive sets. My issue, however, is that most TCL TVs ship with default settings that do not give you the best picture, performance, or privacy protections at home. Luckily, the fix is simple.
Television
#smart-tv
fromZDNET
5 days ago
Television

I changed 13 settings on my TV to dramatically improve its performance - here's how

Adjusting smart TV settings improves picture quality, performance, privacy, and security with simple changes like disabling motion smoothing and selecting accurate picture modes.
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Gadgets

Own a smart TV? These 13 features can dramatically improve your performance - here's how

Adjusting smart TV settings and doing basic maintenance improves picture quality, performance, privacy, and security with minimal trade-offs.
fromZDNET
5 days ago
Television

I changed 13 settings on my TV to dramatically improve its performance - here's how

fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Gadgets

Own a smart TV? These 13 features can dramatically improve your performance - here's how

Privacy professionals
fromInc
5 days ago

Privacy Expert Reveals the Shocking Truth of What Happens to Your Personal Data When Getting Verified on LinkedIn

LinkedIn's verification process routes users' identity data to third-party firm Persona, which collects extensive biometric, location, and behavioral information and shares it widely.
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

This AI Assistant Runs Entirely on Your Computer With No Monthly Fees

It's no secret that businesses are increasingly concerned about artificial intelligence (AI) privacy and escalating subscription costs. Many entrepreneurs find themselves locked into expensive monthly AI services while worrying about where their sensitive business data ends up. Pansophy is an AI desktop assistant that offers a different approach entirely, and a lifetime subscription is available now for only $59.97 (reg. $199).
Artificial intelligence
#ring
fromFuturism
5 days ago
Privacy technologies

Hackers Working on Method to Make Ring Cameras Store Footage Locally, Never Giving It to Amazon

fromWIRED
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Gadgets

A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon's cloud

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Tech industry

Ring's AI-powered Search Party won't stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows

fromFuturism
5 days ago
Privacy technologies

Hackers Working on Method to Make Ring Cameras Store Footage Locally, Never Giving It to Amazon

fromWIRED
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Gadgets

A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon's cloud

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Tech industry

Ring's AI-powered Search Party won't stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows

Public health
fromWIRED
5 days ago

You Can Test for STIs at Home. But Should You?

At-home STI tests offer privacy and convenience but can be expensive, risk inaccurate self-collected samples, and may still require clinic visits for treatment or confirmation.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

Dear Abby: I wet my pants because of my thoughtless sister-in-law. Was I wrong to be angry?

DEAR ABBY: At a recent family gathering, my sister-in-law Paula asked my husband if she could use our bathroom. We have three bathrooms in our home; she asked to use the one in our upstairs bedroom suite for privacy, even though she knows of my incontinence problem. (We don't even allow our children to use this bathroom.) I had to use the bathroom urgently, and I ran upstairs to use the one I expected was vacant.
Relationships
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
6 days ago

OpenAI is allegedly making a pricey smart speaker with a built-in camera

OpenAI and Jony Ive's team are developing three hardware products—wearable pin, smart glasses, and a context-aware smart speaker—with the speaker targeted for 2027.
Information security
fromKotaku
6 days ago

Hackers Raise The Alarm About Discord's Recent Age-Verification Partner - Kotaku

Persona's weak security enabled hackers to access biometric data and revealed extensive surveillance, including facial scanning against watchlists, raising privacy and government-collaboration concerns.
New York City
fromVulture
6 days ago

From the Archives: Carolyn Bessette, Instant Princess

Carolyn Bessette combined cultivated privacy, enigmatic 'mystical femininity,' and social savvy that explained her exceptional appeal and suitability as John F. Kennedy Jr.'s chosen partner.
#discord
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

My 5 favorite Discord alternatives - no ID verification required

fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

My 5 favorite Discord alternatives - no ID verification required

fromFinancial Planning
1 week ago

Edward Jones fed client data to LinkedIn, Google for ads, lawsuits say

A California man named Vishal Shah sued Edward Jones in federal court this week after learning that personal information he had provided to the firm's website - in order to be matched with a financial advisor - had allegedly been shared improperly with LinkedIn. Shah's suit comes about a week and a half after an Edward Jones client named Mark Maurer filed a separate federal action in California accusing the firm of illegally sharing his data with Google, Meta, LinkedIn and other companies.
Privacy professionals
fromVulture
1 week ago

Hilary Duff Calls Relationship With Haylie the 'Most Lonely Part' of Her Life

"People ask me how you're doing / I wanna say amazing / But the truth is that I don't know," she sings on the track. "What I always end up saying is how / We don't talk." "It's definitely about my sister," Duff told Good Morning America during a February 20 segment. "And just absolutely the most lonely part of my existence is not having my sister in my life at the moment."
Music
fromTruthout
1 week ago

USCIS Aims to Expand Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants and US Citizens

In this photo illustration, an iPhone screen shows various social media apps. Anna Barclay / Getty Images Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news - make a quick donation to Truthout today! This article was originally published by Documented, an independent, non-profit newsroom dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City. The original article can be accessed here.
US politics
#smart-glasses
fromBuzzFeed
1 week ago

13 Times Celeb Kids Unexpectedly Found Out That Their Parents Were Famous After Thinking They Lived Totally Normal Lives

We went to a restaurant the other night, and the waitress kept calling me by my name. She was like, 'Khloé, do you want another drink?' Whatever. And True was going, 'How does she know who you are?' And I go, 'Oh, I just come here all the time.' Which I don't, but they don't realize that we're on TV. Like, they don't know the difference, 'cause I'm not talking about it," she recalled on the On Purpose podcast.
Television
#dns
fromZDNET
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

How to change your DNS service on a Windows PC or Mac - and why you should

fromZDNET
1 week ago
Digital life

How to change your DNS service on a Windows PC or Mac - and why you should

fromZDNET
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

My 6 favorite DNS services - and why they're a must for security

fromZDNET
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

How to change your DNS service on a Windows PC or Mac - and why you should

fromZDNET
1 week ago
Digital life

How to change your DNS service on a Windows PC or Mac - and why you should

fromZDNET
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

My 6 favorite DNS services - and why they're a must for security

#surveillance
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 week ago
Brooklyn

2026 Spark Prize spotlight: The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project pushes back against mass surveillance * Brooklyn Paper

fromAxios
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

After Super Bowl ad, consumers rethink the tradeoffs of home surveillance tech

fromABC7 Chicago
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Amazon's smart doorbell maker Ring scraps partnership with company after Super Bowl ad backlash

Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Ring's adorable surveillance hellscape

Mass deployment of home security cameras and AI developments are turning convenience into pervasive surveillance, raising privacy, safety, and ethical concerns.
Privacy technologies
fromInc
2 weeks ago

Ring's Super Bowl Ad Prompted a Public Freakout. Wyze Turned It Into a Marketing Win

Ring's Super Bowl ad about AI pet-finding provoked widespread privacy backlash, prompting rival Wyze to satirize Ring's surveillance capabilities in its own commercial.
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 week ago
Brooklyn

2026 Spark Prize spotlight: The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project pushes back against mass surveillance * Brooklyn Paper

fromAxios
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

After Super Bowl ad, consumers rethink the tradeoffs of home surveillance tech

fromABC7 Chicago
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Amazon's smart doorbell maker Ring scraps partnership with company after Super Bowl ad backlash

fromInc
2 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Ring's Super Bowl Ad Prompted a Public Freakout. Wyze Turned It Into a Marketing Win

#meta
fromFuturism
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Privacy technologies

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

fromDefector
1 week ago

Make It Nice: Curtains, Linens, And How To Figure Out What You Like | Defector

My husband and I just upgraded our apartment here in Germany to one with much more space. The downsides of this is we have hard marble floors and a tall-ceilinged living room (oh woe is us!). It's very echo-y and looks directly into our neighbors across the street. The windows have external shutters, so light-blocking isn't needed, but we'd love to get
Design
Apple
fromEngadget
1 week ago

West Virginia is suing Apple alleging negligence over CSAM materials

West Virginia alleges Apple knowingly allowed iCloud to store and distribute child sexual abuse material and declined available detection technology, citing user privacy.
Privacy professionals
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

Ad Tech Says It's Not In The Surveillance Business. Now Is The Time To Prove It | AdExchanger

Commercial ad tech and location-data tools risk being repurposed for government investigations, creating urgent privacy, ethical, and regulatory concerns for vendors and users.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Tell us: have you ever used AI to navigate everyday life and social relationships?

People use chatbots to handle social interactions and major life decisions, including drafting sensitive messages, seeking relationship or job advice, with secure anonymous submissions invited.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
1 week ago

'This is very serious': Judge threatens AI glasses wearers with contempt during Mark Zuckerberg's testimony

A judge warned courtroom attendees wearing AI smart glasses to stop recording and delete footage or face contempt of court.
Digital life
fromWIRED
1 week ago

This AI Tool Will Tell You to Stop Slacking Off

Fomi uses on-screen AI context analysis to allow productive use while blocking distractions, offering a three-day trial and $8/month subscription, with privacy trade-offs.
#age-verification
Privacy professionals
fromtechsciencetoday
1 week ago

TikTok Spies on Users Even if It Has Not Even Been Installed

TikTok's tracking pixel collects extensive cross-site user data, including sensitive health details, even from people without the app installed.
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

The ethical challenges of America's social media vetting policy | Computer Weekly

On 10 December, 2025, the United States government announced that visitors wishing to enter America from any of the 42 visa waiver programme countries would have to undergo social media vetting. Visitors would also be required to disclose personal information about close family members. The notice was created by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
US politics
Gadgets
fromWIRED
1 week ago

The Simplest Android App for Scanning Documents

FairScan is a free, open-source Android scanning app that privately converts photos of multipage documents into PDFs without ads, cloud storage, or hidden data practices.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist's phone, report claims

Kenyan authorities used Cellebrite technology to access and extract data from Boniface Mwangi's personal phone while it was in police custody.
Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Miss Manners: This really doesn't sound like they're complimenting my outfit

Accept backhanded compliments graciously and deflect intrusive personal questions without divulging private marital history.
Privacy technologies
fromGadget Review
1 week ago

$68M Fine Exposes How Voice Assistants Recorded Private Moments Uploaded to Strangers!

Google paid $68 million to settle claims that voice-activated devices recorded private conversations beyond wake words, exposing user audio to contractors and data use.
Privacy technologies
fromKTLA
1 week ago

These search engines don't track you

Several alternative search engines prioritize user privacy by avoiding tracking, encrypting queries, blocking ads, and offering customizable or ad-free search experiences.
#instagram
fromHollywood Life
2 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Instagram Likes and Follows, Tracked Weekly: What It Shows, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters

fromHollywood Life
2 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Instagram Likes and Follows, Tracked Weekly: What It Shows, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters

fromSecurityWeek
1 week ago

Android 17 Beta Strengthens Secure-by-Default Design for Privacy and App Security

The first, which aims to reduce risks associated with unencrypted traffic, is related to the usesCleartextTraffic attribute. On apps targeting Android 17, if the attribute is set to 'true' but lacks a corresponding network security configuration, cleartext traffic will be blocked by default. Developers are advised to migrate to network security configuration files for more granular control.
Software development
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Jacob Elordi, 28, says he has 'no relationship' with social media

My dream was to be an actor. My dream was to play in the movies and, you know, I'm far too nervous to ask for more than that. I've been given exactly what I wanted, and I see it exactly how I dreamed it, and I live it how I dreamed it. So for me, that's about all I can handle,
Film
Television
fromVulture
1 week ago

Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams Hard Launches Girlfriend on Valentine's Day

Hudson Williams publicly celebrated a longtime girlfriend on Instagram Stories while keeping her name private and responded angrily to Deuxmoi's dating speculation.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Daily Star
1 week ago

AI chatbots emerge as new frontier for advertisers

Introducing advertisements and sponsored content in chatbots raises privacy and trust concerns as AI firms seek new revenue while promising not to sell user data.
Privacy professionals
fromYahoo
1 week ago

Your privacy choices

Yahoo uses cookies and technical identifiers to provide services, authenticate users, measure usage, and, with consent, enable personalized advertising and analytics.
fromFortune
1 week ago

A billionaire and an A-list actor found refuge in a 37-home Florida neighborhood with armed guards-proof that privacy is now the ultimate luxury | Fortune

A quaint, 37-home neighborhood an hour from Miami is attracting moneyed residents, including actor Mark Wahlberg, despite not having a private golf club or coastline-instead its major selling point is privacy and a well-trained security staff of former military and police. Stone Creek Ranch, located in Delray Beach, Fla., is one of the hottest new neighborhoods for the ultra rich, but it didn't always start out that way.
Real estate
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 week ago

Nevada unveils new statewide data classification policy months after cyberattack - DataBreaches.Net

Nevada implemented a four-tier data classification policy requiring agencies to categorize data as public, sensitive, confidential, or restricted, defaulting to the stricter classification if unclear.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The problem with doorbell cams: Nancy Guthrie case and Ring Super Bowl ad reawaken surveillance fears

Smart home camera feeds can be accessed and potentially used by law enforcement, raising privacy and mass-surveillance concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Another OpenAI Researcher Just Quit in Disgust

OpenAI will place ads in ChatGPT, sparking internal resignations and concerns that ad-driven use of sensitive conversational data could enable user manipulation.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 week ago

These Are the Best Alternatives to Google's Android Operating System

Most Android alternatives strip Google services (often using microG and sandboxing) to improve privacy, while true non-Android options remain limited and less practical for daily use.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them

A vulnerability allowed remote control and live camera access to roughly 7,000 DJI Romo robot vacuums worldwide, exposing locations and floor plans.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

The 'dramatic differences' Apple's iOS 14.5 privacy framework brings to ad measurement & targeting

Apple's AppTrackingTransparency in iOS 14.5 requires user opt-in for IDFA, limiting cross-app tracking and disrupting advertisers and developers.
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

Viral AI Caricatures Highlight Shadow AI Dangers

"While many have been discussing the privacy risks of people following the ChatGPT caricature trend, the prompt reveals something else alarming - people are talking to their LLMs about work," said Josh Davies, principal market strategist at Fortra, in an email to eSecurityPlanet. He added, "If they are not using a sanctioned ChatGPT instance, they may be inputting sensitive work information into a public LLM. Those who publicly share these images may be putting a target on their back for social engineering attempts, and malicious actors have millions of entries to select attractive targets from."
Information security
Privacy technologies
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 weeks ago

From SIM-Swap Nightmares To Borderless Freedom: How One ESIM Is Saving Bitcoiners Millions

Silent Link is a Bitcoin-native, privacy-focused eSIM mobile data and SMS provider offering competitive global rates, incoming SMS for authentication, and Bitcoin-native payment infrastructure.
#facial-recognition
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted

fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted

Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

US-Ukrainian SocialFi Platform Sl8 Targets European Expansion Amid MiCA Transition

Cassator Corp. positions Sl8 as a compliance-first, privacy-forward SocialFi platform targeting Europe while leveraging Delaware incorporation and Ukrainian engineering strength.
Parenting
fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

Why I Am Teaching My Young Sons That This 'Private' Bathroom Topic Is 'No Big Deal'

Motherhood often erases personal privacy, making even bathroom moments subject to constant caregiving and acceptance of uninterrupted neediness.
Privacy technologies
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 weeks ago

Op-ed: San Jose can protect immigrants by ending Flock surveillance system - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose should end its ALPR program because automated license plate readers enable mass surveillance, jeopardize immigrants and vulnerable populations, and permit unauthorized federal access.
fromThe Hill
2 weeks ago

AI safety researcher quits Anthropic, warning 'world is in peril'

Mrinank Sharma announced his resignation from Anthropic in an open letter to his colleagues on Monday. Sharma, who has served on the company's technical staff since 2023, first noted that he "achieved what I wanted to here" and is "especially proud of my recent efforts to help us live our values via internal transparency mechanisms; and also my final project on understanding how AI assistants could make us less human or distort our humanity."
Artificial intelligence
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Help! I Agreed to Live With My Boyfriend's Family to Save Some Money. But It's Come at an Extremely Creepy Price.

She will leave notes on our bedroom door about how "loud" we are being or announce in public when my boyfriend and I are being intimate and how "gross and disgusting" it is. She will say this like she asked someone to pass the milk and seems pleased how embarrassed everyone gets. Her grandparents refuse to address this behavior and her grandmother even scolded me that we need to "keep it down."
Relationships
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Bompastor keeps reason for Green's Chelsea exit 'private'

I think it's probably not a question for me to answer. Maybe some other people in the club can answer that question. But for sure, every player and member of staff, recognise what Paul did for this club and all the success he brought from the beginning. We are all really thankful for that. I think he laid the foundations from the beginning and has been a huge part of the success of this club. I think he will be missed at this club for sure.
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