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TikTok to Pay $400 Million Over U.S. Child Privacy Claims
The Justice Department says the ByteDance app broke rules protecting children's data. Most of the money is due now, the rest when an old court order is lifted.
Roblox Signs Legal Agreement with Australian Regulators After Adults Found Able to Contact Children Without Parental Consent
Australia's online safety watchdog found that adult accounts on Roblox could see children's profiles and send them connection requests, all without a parent ever knowing. Now Roblox has put its promises in writing.
Can you actually stay private online? The case for separate digital identities
Reusing the same email, phone number and card everywhere hands data brokers and criminals a ready-made profile. Compartmentalising your identity blunts that.
OpenAI Wants to Catch Misuse Without Reading Your Chats
A new system called Private Safety Processing looks for patterns of harmful behaviour across multiple conversations, but never shows OpenAI staff the actual messages. Here is what that means, and why it matters.
Who Is Watching You Right Now, and What Are They Doing With It?
From supermarket cameras to workplace keystroke logs, surveillance of ordinary people has quietly become a growth industry. AI is making it faster, cheaper and harder to spot.
Australian Supermarkets Are Testing Face-Scanning Technology on Shoppers
Coles and Woolworths have confirmed trials of facial recognition software in their stores. Privacy advocates say collecting biometric data from grocery shoppers crosses a line.
Comcast Turns Home Wi-Fi Into a Motion Sensor With New Xfinity Shield
The cable giant is pitching your router as a way to spot movement around the house, no cameras required. Privacy questions come with it.
Holiday Photos Are Fuelling a New Bank Fraud Scam
Criminals are scanning public Instagram and Facebook posts, then using AI to craft personalised phishing messages that reference where you were and when.
Flock Safety's CEO Apologises After Cops Used Its Cameras to Stalk Civilians
The company behind thousands of roadside licence-plate readers admits its data was misused by law enforcement officers, including one Massachusetts officer accused of tracking an ex-girlfriend.
A New Free Tool Lets You See Who's Actually Tracking You Online
DecryptAds pulls back the curtain on the ad partners and data brokers hiding inside popular websites and apps, including some based in Russia and China.
Meta's AI Glasses Are Recording Strangers. Women Are Fighting Back.
Smart glasses that stream live video to AI are sparking a real-world privacy revolt, with women leading the charge against being filmed in public without their knowledge.
Australia's First Live Face-Scanning Police Trial Has Already Checked 130,000 People. Experts Are Alarmed.
Western Australia Police ran facial recognition cameras across Perth and Fremantle for weeks before its own privacy watchdog got a proper look. Researchers warn the system may be least accurate for the very communities it is most likely to scan.
WhatsApp's New Scam Alert Reads Your Messages Without Leaving Your Phone
WhatsApp is testing a feature that flags suspicious messages using an AI model that runs entirely on your device. Signal has also rolled out automatic checks confirming nobody has secretly intercepted your conversations.
Smart Glasses With Hidden Cameras Are Getting Popular. Privacy Experts Are Alarmed.
Ordinary-looking eyewear that secretly records video is moving from novelty to mainstream, and the rules haven't kept up.
NSW Plans to Share Licence Photos With National Face-Matching Database
A new bill before the New South Wales parliament would connect the state to a federal facial recognition system, hand police access to toll road camera images, and let investigators apply to search seized phones and laptops. Civil liberties groups say the changes amount to mass surveillance with too few safeguards.