Vigilantism comes for Flock
More Americans than ever are destroying Flock license plate cameras amid rising backlash against the company. Is the tide turning on intrusive U.S. mass surveillance, and where does the privacy fight go next?
The top highlights from Black Hat, Def Con, and BSides Las Vegas 2026, if you couldn't make it in person
Live vicariously through 2026's top cybersecurity conferences with live streams.
Online advertising giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are necessary
The hacked digital advertiser was caught serving malicious ads that allowed hackers to steal a victim's cryptocurrency.
When AI chatbots and LLMs get legal, check your privilege
Using AI tools and LLMs for sensitive matters, such as for legal and medical uses, raises important questions about where that data goes and who can access it.
U.S. judge denied feds a month-long warrant to snoop on the phones of thousands of Ohio residents
The magistrate judge's decision offers a rare view into how the government seeks to use cell-site simulators during law enforcement investigations.
Reframing smart glasses as 'pervert glasses'
Smart glasses equipped with cameras, microphones, and AI are a creeping privacy and security nightmare, prompting backlash.
The sneaky ways that governments get your private data
Discover some of the most common ways that authorities, police, and spies obtain your personal data, and how you can prevent it from ending up in their hands.
Why your doctor's AI recorder can be bad for your health (and privacy)
Privacy experts have nine good reasons why you can — and should — decline a doctor or therapist's request to record your conversations with AI tools.
Security precautions to consider while traveling through airports
As border device searches rise, there are practical steps you can take to protect your devices and data from airport searches.
Lawmakers seek to close loophole that allows feds to buy people's location data without a warrant
Federal agencies have been purchasing large datasets to track people's whereabouts from data brokers without asking a court for approval.
Papers, please: Age verification laws threaten everyone's online security and privacy
Laws that require adults to upload their driver's licenses or passports to access apps, websites, and VPNs will make the entire web less safe.
How tech giants track you across the web, even if you don't use their apps
Ad tech giants use near-invisible "pixels" on web pages to track what you do online, even if you don't have an account or use their apps. Thankfully, there is a solution.
