Security

Five flaws in a 12-year-old Dell system driver threaten hundreds of millions of Windows laptops, desktops and servers.

Facebook has rejected Instagram ads created by Signal that would have made very clear how much data Facebook collects about you.

Chinese TV maker Skyworth admitted some of its Android sets collected far too much personal data from users, but blamed a third-party service and denied prior knowledge.

Several serious Safari flaws have prompted Apple to patch Macs, Apple Watches, iPads and iPhones going back all the way to the iPhone 5s.

Apple has built privacy protections into its AirTag trackers, but they seem to apply only to people using fully updated iPhones.

Google pushed out yet more security updates for Chrome and the Chromium open-source project, the fourth round of fixes in two weeks.

Nvidia has published details of a number of serious problems with older drivers. Make sure yours are up-to-date.

Britain's National Cyber Security Centre is warning of a fake package-delivery scam that's geared to steal your passwords.

Hackers were able to exploit a zero-day vulnerability that allowed malicious payloads to bypass normal macOS defenses.

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WhatsApp rolled out seven-day disappearing messages last year. The window could now be shortened to 24 hours.

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Apple's AirDrop wireless file-sharing protocol leaks users' phone numbers and email addresses because it uses them for device identification, German researchers say.

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