Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare
…Finally, we detailed Russia’s effort to create a local competitor to Starlink satellite internet service—with all the privacy and security concerns that entails. And there’s more. Each week, we…
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Neither MLB nor the Murena Volla Tablet Want Me to Livestream Baseball Games, Apparently
…5 /10 WIRED Great privacy controls and defaults. No Google. Relatively few app incompatibilities. Hardware is powerful enough for casual tablet use. TIRED Not all apps will work. Few tablet-specific /e…
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…
Some Asexuals Are Using AI Companions for Intimacy Without the Sex
…An asexual woman, who did not want to be named for privacy reasons, described AI companionship as a kind of emotional laboratory. After years in an ongoing relationship without physical intimacy due…
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
…Think using a VPN gives you more privacy? Think again. A letter from US lawmakers this week questioned director of national security Tulsi Gabbard over whether US surveillance authorities allow the National…
You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out
Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You can easily uninstall it. The bad? You might not…
This Startup Wants You to Pay Up to Talk With AI Versions of Human Experts
…When I spoke to Rich, he told me that he agreed to transfer his knowledge to Onix because of its privacy protections—and also because of the company’s clear communication that…
Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice
…But on the flip side, there are major privacy concerns to sharing your health data without protections.” Agrawal is concerned about users uploading sensitive data to chatbots since these commonly used AI…
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…
MyMove Is the US Government’s Shittiest Website
…In small text at the bottom of the page, another disclaimer warned that once she was redirected to MyMove, she would be subject to MyMove’s privacy policies and terms and conditions…