How to Take Back the Internet
[Laughter] Lauren: But tell us a little bit about the argument you’re making. Cory: Sure. Well, this is an argument about more than tech. This is an argument about all …
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8 Google Assistant settings you should disable or adjust
Smart home devices like Google Nest Audio and Google Nest Hub continue to grow more popular every year — but so do privacy concerns about what data they’re collecting and …
AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous
The United States Environmental Protection Agency blocked its employees from accessing ChatGPT while the US State Department staff in Guinea used it to draft speeches and social media posts. Maine …
How to Take Back Control of Your Photo and Video Storage
This then leaves you with the question of how to get any new photos and videos you take on your phone off your device and on to your computer, where …
Modern cars are a privacy nightmare, according to a report
Stephen Edelstein / Digital Trends Cars are changing, and quickly. Electric cars are on the rise, and at the same time, manufacturers are pushing autonomous driving technologies — even if …
Mozilla: Your New Car Is a Data Privacy Nightmare
Eighty-four percent of the brands that researchers studied share or sell this kind of personal data, and only two of them allow drivers to have their data deleted. While it …
Generative AI’s Biggest Security Flaw Is Not Easy to Fix
It’s easy to trick the large language models powering chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. In one experiment in February, security researchers forced Microsoft’s Bing chatbot to behave like …
Kia, Nissan Want To Know When You’re Having Sex: Privacy Report
Cars are growing ever-more complex, with their computerized infotainment and connected apps. There’s really no limit to the wonders modern cars can now perform: They can be remote-started from your …
Facebook Trains Its AI on Your Data. Opting Out May Be Futile
As Meta, the company behind Facebook, continues to develop its generative artificial intelligence tools, you can now request the removal of some of the personal data the company uses to …
Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill
Tech companies and privacy activists are claiming victory after an eleventh-hour concession by the British government in a long-running battle over end-to-end encryption. The so-called “spy clause” in the UK’s …