Smart home cameras have become a necessity. You already know they help keep an eye on what’s happening indoors and outdoors, even when you’re not home. But while these cameras are undeniably useful, ...

Austrian data protection agency, Noyb, has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft, claiming that the French company is collecting user data from single-player games without a valid legal reason. The ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

Amid growing concerns over Chinese AI models like DeepSeek, new research suggests that fears may be overblown - at least when it comes to data privacy. In fact, some popular US-based AI chatbots might ...

Security researchers say FreeVPN.One’s Chrome extension can take screenshots of the websites people visit — raising big privacy concerns. The extension’s privacy policy has changed multiple times in ...

You're probably familiar with the "I am not a robot" checkbox often seen when logging into a website. This security measure, a common CAPTCHA method, is one of several techniques used to distinguish ...

Sonos utilizes local voice processing, reducing data collection risk; while Bose allows you to opt out of assistants altogether. Apple HomePod offers encryption, anonymous IDs, and customizable ...

Data should be the backbone and driving force of all business decisions—and you must stay compliant and ethical during the data collection process. With evolving privacy laws and growing consumer ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University used mathematical tools from game theory to show that in certain situations, allowing platforms to retain decision-making power over the collection and ...

Weeks after researchers raised red flags, the U.S. App Store still features VPNs that hide their Chinese ownership and could be routing user data straight into Beijing's hands. More than six weeks ...

Like many people today, you may turn to AI to answer questions, generate content, and gather information. But as they say, there's always a price to pay. In the case of AI, that means user data. In a ...