US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
[ad_1] The United States Senate is poised to vote on legislation this week that, for the next two years at least, could dramatically expand the number of businesses that the…
Roku Breach Hits 567,000 Users
[ad_1] After months of delays, the US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend a controversial warrantless wiretap program for two years. Known as Section 702, the program authorizes…
House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program
[ad_1] A controversial US wiretap program that was days from expiration cleared a major hurdle on its way to being reauthorized. After months of delays, false starts, and interventions by…
The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Wearables
[ad_1] WIRED senior associate editor Adrienne So tried testing the incident detection feature with her Garmin Venu 2S and couldn’t get it to activate after a fake fall, so we…
DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers
[ad_1] Under the hood, things are more complex. Greg Fiorentino, a product director at DuckDuckGo, says when you enter your personal data into the system, it’s all saved in an…
Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program
[ad_1] For the third time since December, House Speaker Mike Johnson has failed to wrangle support for reauthorizing a critical US surveillance program, raising questions about the future of a…
How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI
[ad_1] On its help pages, OpenAI says ChatGPT web users without accounts should navigate to Settings and then uncheck Improve the model for everyone. If you have an account and…
How to Protect Yourself (and Your Loved Ones) From AI Scam Calls
[ad_1] You answer a random call from a family member, and they breathlessly explain how there’s been a horrible car accident. They need you to send money right now, or…
A Breakthrough Online Privacy Proposal Hits Congress
[ad_1] Congress may be closer than ever to passing a comprehensive data privacy framework after key House and Senate committee leaders released a new proposal on Sunday. The bipartisan proposal,…
It’s Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser
[ad_1] The browser is part of a bigger project to keep internet browsing anonymous: Use Tor and you use the Tor Project network, a complex, encrypted relay system managed by…