surveillance

Training AI requires a colossal amount of data. Meta seems to have found a “brilliant” solution — using the personal data of its own users.

The new AI function in Microsoft Windows has already been dubbed a “security nightmare” on the internet. What risks does it carry, and how to stay safe?

The exact location of your router is publicly available through global Wi-Fi geolocation databases. Let’s explore why this is necessary, and the risks it entails and how to mitigate them.

How to use private browsing mode, what it doesn’t protect against, and why Google is deleting five billion dollars’ worth of user data.

Vehicle makers sell the data collected by connected cars about their users’ driving habits to data brokers – who resell it to insurance companies.

Advertising firms’ extensive collection of personal data is becoming of great use to intelligence agencies. So how to guard against mass surveillance?

Commercial spyware — what it is, how it infiltrates devices, what it can do once inside, and how to defend against it.

Our researchers discovered spyware-infected WhatsApp modifications distributed through Telegram channels and websites with WhatsApp mods.

A look at some recent cases of Android malware infiltrating the most official of official app stores — Google Play.

Discussing privacy in Threads, and whether you should sign up to Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone.

Alternatives to Google Chrome that take data privacy more seriously.

Seriously, don’t do it. A Kaspersky study of malware spreading in China shows why it’s always a bad idea.

Apple plans to use its new CSAM Detection system to monitor users and identify those who store child pornography on their devices.

Three ways to find a surveillance apps on your smartphone.

This week Dave and Jeff take a look at a leaked Google Doc that the NHS would like to take back, unemployment scams in the US, a Star Wars–Top Gun mash-up, and more.

Many swear phones secretly listen in through their built-in microphones. We investigate the claims — and offer other explanations for spookily precise mobile ads.

We investigate intercepting smartwatch motion-sensor data to monitor people and steal information.

Attentive listeners such as Apple Siri and Amazon Echo have settled down in our houses. What’s the harm?

Cameras in buildings, public areas, and even at home spy on us without our knowledge or consent. What can we do about it?

Ways that hackers can access a user’s calls.

Facial recognition algorithms can track your movements with amazing accuracy. But if you know how they work you can trick them.