Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice
…For example, you can open Claude and connect it to your Apple or Android health data with just the flip of an in-app toggle. Then, Claude will use that information as…
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Your Phone Notifications Reveal More Than You Realize. Here’s How to Lock Them Down
…From Android Settings, choose Notifications > Notifications on lock screen > Show sensitive content. Both iOS and Android also let you block notifications entirely for individual apps. If you're prepared to live with…
Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
…Packaged with Google Dialer and shipping to phones running Android 12 or later, it pings the caller’s device for a silent cryptographic handshake. If the call is fake, Android will flag…
The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep
…Other governments have taken notice of the privacy implications of wearables like Meta’s glasses, raising concerns about more advanced capabilities they may have in the near future. On Tuesday, Democratic senators…
Vertu Is Back With a Folding Phone Powered by—Surprise—an AI Agent
…In the last few years, the company has been churning out luxury Android smartphones again—it debuted a folding flip phone last year that starts at $4,300 (with a calfskin backplate…
Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That
…It's Apps > Camera > Permissions from Android Settings and Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera from iOS Settings. Disabling location access will mean no location information is saved with your snaps, but it…
I Lose Everything. These Bluetooth Trackers Are a Lifesaver
…Yes, there are legitimate privacy concerns around tracking devices and misuse. But without Bluetooth and GPS trackers, I'd spend considerably more of my life wandering around my apartment wondering, “Where did…
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
…Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories. And stay safe out there. Your Push…
How to Block Spammers, Scammers, and Telemarketers on Your Phone
…It’s straightforward to block numbers on an Android phone, too, but the method differs among manufacturers. On a stock Android device, like a Google Pixel phone, you'll open the Phone…
Zest Maps Is the AI-Powered ‘Spiritual Successor to Foursquare’
…The app’s value proposition will be too invasive for some who want to retain a tighter sense of privacy over their data, and it inherently won’t be as useful for…