Privacy

Phishing scammers are spamming residents of the U.S. and U.K. with bogus emails offering 'required' Omicron-variant tests.

Apple AirTags have been used in at least five car thefts in the Toronto suburbs since September, local police say.

Twitter's new privacy policy makes it easier for private citizens to have photos or video clips removed, but there are caveats for public figures and public gatherings.

There's a lot of upside and not much downside to using a password manager. Here are the basics.

A phishing scam tries to steal your Steam login credentials by promising you a free month of Discord Nitro. Don't fall for it.

Facebook unexpectedly said it would kill off its Face Recognition feature, which automatically identifies Facebook users in uploaded photos and videos.

An Israeli researcher was able to 'crack' the Wi-Fi passwords for 70% of home and business networks using cheap tools. Here's how to make sure you're part of the other 30%.

Two security firms are warning of a flood of Squid Game-related scams and malware, including poisoned downloads and bogus Halloween costumes.

Apple devices are worse off than Android, Windows

The Pixel 6 brings significant improvements to Android privacy and security, even if many of them involve playing catch-up with Apple.

The Brave browser has made its own privacy-focused search engine the default, displacing Google and promising users no tracking or profiling.

A hardware or USB security key is one of the best ways to protect your online accounts. Here’s how they work and how to choose one.

WhatsApp now lets you encrypt your chat backups with a private key, Facebook said in a series of online postings. Here's how the process works.

A new scam text targeting Verizon customers has been spotted, so look out for weird messages claiming to be from the carrier and don't click the link.

Apps on Android and iOS are roughly equal in how much they track and profile you, Oxford researchers have found.

Apple’s commitment to privacy has earned the company plaudits from across the tech spectrum, but could it have an ulterior motive?

About 4.6 million people who shopped on the Neiman Marcus website before June 2020 had credit cards and account passwords stolen in a data breach, the company said.

The expiration of a security certificate on Sept. 30 may kill internet access for older iPhones, Macs, smart TVs and millions of other devices.

Former employees who reportedly worked on the Amazon Astro project have called the device a "privacy nightmare" and "terrible" — here's why.

An researcher posted exploits for three apparent iOS 15 security flaws online because he said Apple has done nothing to patch them after having known of them for nearly five months.

Xiaomi and Huawei phones pose security and privacy risks and shouldn't be used, warns the Lithuanian government. OnePlus phones were found to be harmless.

vpn Since Netflix changed its VPN blocking tactics, just about every VPN provider has had issues. Here's what I found when I tested the big boys.

Microsoft now lets all account holders sign in without a password. Here's how it works and how to set it up.

Apple's iOS 15 is adding many new privacy and security features. Here are the most significant ones coming to your iPhone when the software update arrives Sept. 20.

vpn Kape Technologies has bought up market leader ExpressVPN - does this mean anything for its users?

Facebook still can't read your WhatsApp messages, despite a major news piece that implies otherwise. Here's what's really going on.

Apple said it was delaying the planned rollout of its program that would scan iPhones for child-sexual-abuse-material.

Apple wants your iPhone to be your everything. Should it be?

Here's what you need to do about T-Mobile's latest security stumble

A 'mod' that changes some aspects of WhatsApp on Android is actually laced with dangerous malware, Kaspersky reports.