Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram
…Meta spokesperson Chris Sgro says, “These allegations misrepresent the reality of our work and we will fight them.” Speaking with WIRED, Ben Winters, CFA’s director of AI and data privacy, says…
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A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
The new approach is part of a series of measures Meta adopted as part of an AI-based security strategy designed to correct the limitations of traditional methods, which rely heavily on…
Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That
…How to View Photo Metadata Photo metadata can be useful in a whole host of ways, and that includes the location tags. For example, both Google Photos and Apple Photos can sort…
There Aren’t a Lot of Reasons to Get Excited About a New Amazon Smartphone
…Privacy Blunders New Amazon hardware would have to contend with the company's checkered history in user privacy. It was ranked second to last in privacy in the 2025 Ranking Digital Rights…
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
…integrate his encrypted AI platform Confer into Meta AI in some form. And there’s more. Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth…
Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform
…Nvidia plans to offer security and privacy tools as part of this new open-source agent platform. Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment. Representatives from Cisco, Google, Adobe, and…
Instagram’s New Instants App Is a Snapchat Clone for Thirst Traps
…No one’s posting full hog on main—that would be blocked by Meta—but there’s plenty of skin on display in those green bubbles. Similar to Instagram, Instants is available…
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
…already available in devices like Meta’s glasses. Google has already shown off this capability in its upcoming Android XR glasses. The Berlin glasses have decent privacy features, like an indicator light…
A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
…In addition to new warnings for people using Meta apps, the company said it took down nearly 11 million accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year. The US Department of Homeland…
This AI Button Wearable From Ex-Apple Engineers Looks Like an iPod Shuffle
…The Button boys want there to be a couple of differentiators for their gadget, namely privacy and immediacy. The device only works when you push the button, so it does not listen…