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Instagram Says 25% User Exodus Is Bullshit

You might’ve read a story today that a quarter of Instagrams millions upon millions of users abruptly stopped using the massively-popular service over Christmas. But there’s good reason to believe this is crap—and Instagram flat out denies it. The rumor, which has already knocked down Facebook’s stock today, started with a little company named AppData,…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle

Hacker Leaks 300,000 Verizon Customer Records and Claims to Have Millions More (Updated)

Sometimes it seems like no one’s keeping your data safe; this is one of those times. A hacker just leaked 300,000 Verizon customer records, and that’s only a sample of the 3 million he claims to have gotten in his little raid. The hacker, who goes by TibitXimer, told ZDNet about his exploits this evening,…

Privacy & Security Eric Limer

Instagram Admits It Screwed Up and Goes Back to the Old Terms of Service That Won’t Sell Your Photos

Instagram has just announced that it’ll be reverting back to the original Terms of Service for the advertising section that has been in place since 2010. Which basically means they’ve abandoned the whole mess they just created because they saw how pissed off everyone was. Good thing Instagram pays attention to the Internet! Here’s a…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan

The FTC Is Overhauling Online Child Privacy Law

The FTC has announced that it is broadening—now incredibly outdated—laws surrounding online child privacy. The changes will, in particular, make the regulations applicable to the mobile and social digital world we now inhabit. The changes will be made to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which was originally put together all the way back…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

How Rental PCs Loaded With Spyware Snooped on and Photographed Their Users

When you pay to use a computer, you don’t expect it to be tracking your each and every digital move as a result. But that’s exactly what happened to Aaron’s Sale and Leasing customers—who had their rental computers snooped on in incredible detail. Ars Technica has a great, detailed feature about the saga, which originally…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

National Geographic Is Suspending Posts on Instagram Because of Instagram’s New Icky Terms of Service

Though Instagram has backpedaled a bit on whether or not it will sell your Instagram photos to advertisers, people are generally wary to trust a company backed by Facebook when it comes to privacy. National Geographic, a company who has a real reason to be sorta ticked off at all this since its pictures are…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan

Credit Card Skimmers Aren’t Just at ATMs Anymore

It used to be that you only had to be paranoid about credit card skimmers when using an ATM. But times have changed, and the bad guys have gotten so sophisticated that they’ve now created realistic but fake point of sale terminals that even print an authentic looking receipt while they’re collecting your credit card…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

SpongeBob Removed From App Store Over Privacy Concerns

If you were hoping to keep the kids quiet over the holidays with a SpongeBob game, you’re all outta luck. Nickelodeon has had to pull SpongeBob Diner Dash from the Apple App Store over complaints that it violates children’s online privacy rights. An advocacy group has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that the game…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Stop Whining About Your Personal Data on Instagram You Little Whiny Baby

Have you heard the news? Instagram just updated its terms of service, and is giving itself permission to sell the photos you take to advertisers. Lots of users are weeping, threatening to quit, and screaming about privacy. https://gizmodo.com/your-instagram-data-is-now-officially-facebook-data-5969001 Counterpoint: shut up. The controversy can be pinned down to a few sentences of legalese that Instagram…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle

Accomplished Celebrity Email Hacker Gets Ten Years in Prison

Christopher Chaney has a pretty impressive list of hacks under his belt. He managed to break into the digital lives of such stars as Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, Christina Aguilera, and others. But Chaney’s fun is over now, and for the next decade; he’s just been sentenced to ten years in prison for his shenanigans.…

Privacy & Security Eric Limer

Snapchat’s Android App Has a Fatal Flaw

Sure Snapchat’s new self-deleting video feature is great for silliness and sexy time alike, but only if it works. And on Android, a caching snafu lets you view those vids over and over. Bob Nisco explains. https://gizmodo.com/snapchat-now-automatically-sets-your-sexy-video-message-5968526 Snapchat: the latest craze sweeping iOS and Android users everywhere had a pretty substantial upgrade on December 14th,…

Privacy & Security Bob Nisco

How Old Are Your Passwords?

We all know that one of the biggest parts of keeping your accounts secure is not only using strong passwords, but also changing them frequently. But who really does that? How old are the passwords you’ve got in rotation? Is there one in particular that sticks out as ancient? One to pass on to the…

Privacy & Security Eric Limer

Ads in Internet Explorer Could Be Tracking Your Mouse

If you still use Internet Explorer, there’s more to worry about than a crappy browsing experience. Microsoft has confirmed that it’s looking in to a “mouse tracking” flaw which affects IE 6 through 10. The security problem was identified by a group called Spider.io earlier this week. It claims that versions 6 through 10 of…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

This Mega-Password Cracker Laughs at Your Puny Old Algorithms

It doesn’t matter what your super-unguessable password is. The arms race between the security and hacker communities has produced a devastating new device capable of tearing through lesser password encryption protocols in as little as six minutes. In the days before the AES and SHA-256 security protocols, Microsoft systems relied on the LM (LAN Manager)…

Privacy & Security Andrew Tarantola

Delta Might Lose $2,500 Every Time Someone Downloads Its App

This would be pretty hilarious. Delta is being sued by the state of California over the privacy policy in the app’s Terms of Service. The problem? It doesn’t exist. California law states that companies have to have their privacy policies posted “conspicuously.” Delta’s app just doesn’t have one, and it’s facing up to a $2,500…

Privacy & Security Kyle Wagner

The Hardware Hackers Use to Crack Your Passwords

We often write about the ingenious new tricks developed by hackers to penetrate security systems, but rarely do we see how they go about their work. Here’s the kit they use to crack your password. At a recent security conference, called Passwords^12, researcher Jeremi Gosney showed off the kind of rig that hackers use to…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Verizon Wants to Watch and Listen to Your Life While You Watch TV

Last week, Verizon filed a patent for a set-top box that detects what you’re doing while you watch TV, and serves you advertising accordingly. Ew, weird, companies watching what I do while I consume content. Big brother! Chill, son. “Methods and Systems for Presenting an Advertisement Associated with an Ambient Action of a User” describes…

Privacy & Security Mario Aguilar

BlackBlackerry 10 Won’t Let You Use These 106 Incredibly Dumb Passwords

BlackBerrys used to be known for bulletproof security: the go-to device for business because you could guarantee it’d stay locked down and secure. Even if no one really wants a BlackBerry anymore, RIM’s carrying on in that vein. BlackBerry 10 will stop you being an idiot, and using a whole load of dumb passwords. There…

Privacy & Security Sam Gibbs - Gizmodo UK

Email Records: You’re Going To Need a Warrant for That (Maybe)

If the Feds want access to your email and other online data, they’re going to have to get a warrant first, thanks to a new bill that was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy, the bill would amend the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and void a particular section…

Privacy & Security Leslie Horn

Site Accuses Women of Prostitution, Demands Money to Take Their Private Information Down

Instagram Says 25% User Exodus Is Bullshit

Hacker Leaks 300,000 Verizon Customer Records and Claims to Have Millions More (Updated)

Instagram Admits It Screwed Up and Goes Back to the Old Terms of Service That Won’t Sell Your Photos

The FTC Is Overhauling Online Child Privacy Law

How Rental PCs Loaded With Spyware Snooped on and Photographed Their Users

National Geographic Is Suspending Posts on Instagram Because of Instagram’s New Icky Terms of Service

Credit Card Skimmers Aren’t Just at ATMs Anymore

SpongeBob Removed From App Store Over Privacy Concerns

Stop Whining About Your Personal Data on Instagram You Little Whiny Baby

Accomplished Celebrity Email Hacker Gets Ten Years in Prison

Snapchat’s Android App Has a Fatal Flaw

How Old Are Your Passwords?

Ads in Internet Explorer Could Be Tracking Your Mouse

This Mega-Password Cracker Laughs at Your Puny Old Algorithms

Delta Might Lose $2,500 Every Time Someone Downloads Its App

The Hardware Hackers Use to Crack Your Passwords

Verizon Wants to Watch and Listen to Your Life While You Watch TV

BlackBlackerry 10 Won’t Let You Use These 106 Incredibly Dumb Passwords

Email Records: You’re Going To Need a Warrant for That (Maybe)

Sonos Ace ANC Headphones Quietly Drop Again to a New Low Right After the AirPods Max 2 Launch

Could Dave Filoni’s ‘Star Wars’ Cameo Have an Important Role in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’?

Amazon’s 50-Inch Smart Fire TV Is Still 40% Off After the Spring Sale, Price Could Jump Back Anytime

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This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC Shows Up at a Record Low on Amazon After the Spring Sale, No Need for a Tower Desktop

The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Moment Designed for You to Gawk at Hugh Jackman’s Chiseled Body Is Now an Action Figure

Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth Speaker Isn’t Supposed to Be This Cheap, Even the New Midnight Blue at an All-Time Low

2026 MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) Breaks Into Its First Sale on Amazon, While Apple Store Still Has None on the New Laptop

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