Security & Privacy
AT&T data breach settlement payout date: when the money may land
A judge has approved AT&T's $177 million deal, but there's still no official payment date. Here's the timeline, what you could get and how to avoid scams.
Privacy
Security & Privacy
Deleted AI chats on Android can come back, Georgia Tech tool shows
Researchers rebuilt wiped conversations from on-device AI assistants and even got them talking again. Here's who should worry and how to clear your tracks properly.
How-To & Tips
Phone hacked? How to check your iPhone or Android and fix it
Battery drain, strange pop-ups and login codes you never asked for can mean trouble, or nothing at all. Here's how to tell the difference and what to do.
How-To & Tips
Check microphone permissions on iPhone, Android, PC and Mac
Worried an app or gadget is listening? Every major platform shows which apps can use your mic and warns you when one does. Here is where to look.
Security & Privacy
Samsung TV privacy: hacker says sets borrow your soundbar’s mic
A researcher who rooted a 2025 Samsung TV says its software logs sounds, screens and ad habits. Here is what is proven, what isn't, and what to change tonight.
How-To & Tips
iOS 27 scam protection: turn on this hidden iPhone setting
Impersonation Risk Detection can warn your banking apps when a scammer is talking you through a transfer. It's off by default, and it takes about a minute to switch on.
Security & Privacy
Grok Lego order leak exposes buyer payment and contact data
Musk's own screenshot of a Grok-placed Lego order showed addresses, card digits and an order number, and X users then used Lego's chatbot to meddle with it.
Security & Privacy
Homemade ALPR camera follows police cars, then officers show up
Anthony Sistilli built a $180 plate-reading camera that only watches police cars. Two officers came to his door with the same privacy worries citizens raise about Flock.
Security & Privacy
Stop TCL TV tracking by disabling ACR and limiting Google data
TCL's Google TV sets track what's on screen through two layers, TCL's and Google's. These menu steps switch off ACR, ad tracking and app snooping.
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Hinge tests screenshot guard in India to protect personal info
The pilot blocks screenshots of profile screens, not chats, and it has reopened a fight over whether mocking dating profiles online should end.
Security & Privacy
Proton privacy tools promise a Google alternative for everyday users
Proton's CEO says one trusted privacy company beats juggling many apps, explains why Lumo moved to Germany, and warns that age checks mean showing ID to use the internet.
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ICE tested Palantir ELITE to flag possible noncitizen voters
Released emails show ICE staff planned to feed processed voter roll data into ELITE, a Palantir-built deportation targeting app. Palantir says that never happened.