Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
Researchers wanted to test if LG’s smart TVs come with any security risks – but their lawyers noticed a snag:...
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Apple Adds New Parental Controls to iPhone, iPad and Mac: Here’s What Changes
Apple is giving parents more control over what their children can access — and making kids ask before crossing some...
Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Windows Update After September Patch Breaks Remote Desktop, Hyper-V
Microsoft has released an out-of-band Windows update after its September security patch caused problems with Remote Desktop, Linux virtual machines,...
OpenAI Reportedly Pays Contractors $50+ an Hour to Review ChatGPT Chats
Some ChatGPT conversations are being reviewed by human contractors as part of OpenAI’s model-improvement work, according to leaked internal materials...
25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough
25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough This essay was written with Cindy Cohn, and originally appeared in Lawfare. One...
Texas Judge Finds TikTok Liable for Misleading Parents About Child Safety Controls
TikTok’s child safety controls did not work the way parents were led to believe, according to a Texas judge. The...
LG Pushes Back on Claims That Its Smart TVs Are Spying on Users
Your smart TV may know more about what is happening inside your home than you realize, but LG says recent...
Smashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence
When a chap called Matt noticed his Bluetooth headphones wouldn’t switch to his phone, he was surprised to realise the...
The US military just turned off ad tracking on its phones. Maybe you should too
Branches of the US military have reportedly disabled ad-tracking on government-issued phones and computers, following concerns that commercially-available location data...
Before You Paste Anything Into ChatGPT, Check This List
The next piece of sensitive information you expose may not end up on a phishing site. You may paste it...
AI Could Shrink the Supply of Exploits Governments Rely On
AI could create a problem governments have spent years trying to avoid: fewer undiscovered software vulnerabilities available to exploit. Governments...
Sanders, Casar Want to Outlaw AI ‘Superintelligence’ and Pause Advanced AI
Bernie Sanders wants Washington to draw a hard legal line around the most powerful forms of artificial intelligence. Sen. Bernie...
Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras
About Bruce SchneierI am a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. I've been writing about...
Wireless Routers as Motion Detectors
Wireless Routers as Motion Detectors Comcast has added motion detection as a feature to its wireless routers: The feature sends...
Cyberattack on 3 UK Airports Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers
A cyberattack on three of the U.K.’s busiest airports has exposed personal information belonging to about 8.7 million customers, turning...
