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Microsoft Agreed to Student Privacy Rules After Union Pressure. Other Tech Companies Haven't.
A deal with the American Federation of Teachers puts guardrails on how Microsoft's AI products can collect and use children's data in schools. Parents and educators are now asking whether other tech companies will match it.
Ransomware group Interlock claims attack on Connell Enterprises LLC
A criminal group has listed a US business on its dark-web pressure site. The company has not confirmed anything, and the claim cannot be independently verified.
Cybersecurity Then and Now: What Actually Changed (and What Didn't)
How the threats facing ordinary people and the businesses they deal with have shifted over the decades, and why some of the oldest tricks still work best.
US House passes kids' online safety bill, but critics say the cure may be worse than the disease
The KIDS Act cleared the House 267-117 on Monday. It demands new parental controls and bans targeted ads at children, but digital rights groups warn that age-verification rules could quietly strip privacy from every adult online too.
The FTC Is Warning About Fake Party Invitation Scams Arriving by Email and Text
Criminals are sending convincing fake event invitations to steal personal information. Here is what the scam looks like and how to avoid it.
Twitter's Former Security Chief Filed an 84-Page Federal Complaint Accusing the Company of Hiding Security Failures From Regulators
Peiter Zatko says Twitter misled a federal watchdog, left half its servers unprotected, and may have foreign spies on staff. Twitter calls him a disgruntled ex-employee. Congress says it wants answers.
Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Shield to Cell-Site Location Data
A geofence warrant case gives the Court a vehicle to rule that historical location records tied to a phone are constitutionally protected, full stop.