Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
For many apps, granting permission to access your device’s precise location makes sense. Your favorite weather app needs to know…
Apple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: report
Apple is challenging another legal demand by the U.K. government to access the encrypted data of its users in the…
Australia’s under-16 social media ban failing, study shows: What it means
Australia's internet regulator revealed in a recent study that teenagers are continuing to use social media despite ban.
Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers
Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner’s internet connection with strangers, potentially putting millions of…
ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
Internal documents show ICE’s DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never…
The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You
Avi Schiffmann has a new version of his controversial AI companion. It’s more expensive, and you can’t change its personality.
FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients’ medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap
The Federal Trade Commission is suing healthcare giant Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing its customers’ medical and healthcare information…
A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months
How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in…
Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search?
Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search? The case of…