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The Microsoft Edge logo, keys, and a password field, representing how Microsoft Edge keeps all saved passwords unencrypted
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Microsoft Edge keeps all saved passwords in plaintext memory instead of encrypting them. Here’s what you risk and what you should do instead.
A computer screen with the Meta logo in the middle, and an eye symbol, representing how Meta is using employee behavioral data for AI training
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Meta is tracking employees and using behavioral data to train AI while planning layoffs. Are workers helping build their own replacements?
a computer screen with a crossed out american flag in the center with the flags for denmark, norway, sweden and finland in the top right of the screen
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We asked 4,000 people in Nordic countries what they think of US tech. Turns out they're not fans.
Age verification explained
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Age verification is expanding from laws to platforms and operating systems, reshaping the internet. Here’s what it means for privacy and access.
EU age verification app hacked
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The EU unveiled an age verification app and called it technically ready. Security researchers hacked it in under 2 minutes. What it means.
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Your business data is about to automatically travel outside the EU. Here's why you should opt out and how to do it.
In rush for age checks, we’re putting kids’ security at risk
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Is age verification safe? Learn how age checks can expose children to privacy risks, scams, and data breaches.
Age checks and child safety: Online age verification systems fail to protect children
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Do online age verification systems improve child safety? See how age restrictions and age checks fall short, and what that means for privacy and protection.
What happens after age-verification laws take effect: The chilling effect of online age and ID checks
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Age verification laws are reshaping the internet. See how ID checks, age filters, and platform rules create chilling effects on speech, access, and privacy.
warrantless surveillance
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As Section 702 renewal approaches, lawmakers warn VPN users could be treated as “foreign” under US surveillance law, exposing a new privacy risk.
Meta targets you with scam ads
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Meta is testing Instagram Plus, a new paid subscription that lets people anonymously view Stories, plus other features. What it means for privacy.