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That unsettled feeling you get when you are served an all-too-accurate advertisement? Data brokers at work

With Windows dropping support for Windows 10, you’ll need to upgrade — or consider another operating system entirely!

Apple’s new phone series has a secret superpower that will make mercenary spyware much harder to deploy

For one industry mining your data alongside telecom providers, it’s all about location, location, location

Right now it’s on Android beta, iOS and desktop are on their way soon, too.

Targeted malware is the sharpest edge of the spear, but simple steps also do a great deal to lower your risk of attack

The rise in device searches at U.S. ports of entry is consistent with ongoing upward trend — but there are things you can do to prepare

ICE officers used unsecured text messages to communicate about a target marked for deportation. Then, they added a stranger

AT&T rolled out a new feature to help customers lock down their accounts. But it’s not just AT&T — your phone company may have their own version as well

Mozilla warns of phishing attacks targeting developers of Firefox add-ons

Research shows that in recent months, Apple has notified at least a dozen Iranian iPhone users of targeted spyware, including those in civil society

A security researcher found that by altering the ID attached to Meta AI prompts, he could get their chatbot to spit out someone else’s prompt and AI-generated responses

Journalistic skepticism is pretty normal. But now we need to question someone’s literal voice. That’s a bit new

Getting back to the basics can help you mitigate the impact of mass data breaches

The best time to patch your connected devices is all the time

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CBP searched an Australian journalist’s phone. He noted he was questioned over materials in his blog, social media posts, and reporting

The report also examines users’ choices in authentication methods, highlighting passkeys

Automated license plate readers are everywhere, and they can often tell a story about your movement

Signal is making it harder for your private messages to get pulled into Microsoft’s new Recall AI feature

Telegram’s transparency reporting bot suggests their compliance with data requests from authorities has exploded between 2024 and 2025.

The lawsuit also reveals more about how NSO Group executed its attacks on WhatsApp users, including journalists.

Look, neither one of us wants this. But we’re going to have to keep talking about how defense officials are using Signal in unusual ways

Third-party cookie ad tracking in Chrome is here to stay. If you’re sticking with Chrome, let’s talk about some safer settings.