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“Will I be OK?” Teen died after #ChatGPT pushed deadly mix of drugs, lawsuit says
#OpenAI is facing down another wrongful-death lawsuit after ChatGPT told a 19-year-old, Sam Nelson, to take a lethal mix of #Kratom and #Xanax.
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#MAHA Is Still Creepily Obsessed With Your #Fertility
#RFK Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz’s comments about teen #sperm count and “underbabied” Americans at a recent women’s health event underscore the White House’s #pronatalist agenda.
#whitehouse #magahttps://www.wired.com/story/maha-is-still-creepily-obsessed-with-your-fertility/
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A #ConspiracyTheory About #QRCodes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s #Midterms
The state of #Georgia banned the use of #QR codes for #elections , based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about #Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how #ballots will be counted.
#conspiracy #securityhttps://www.wired.com/story/conspiracy-theory-qr-codes-georgia-midterms/
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#WhatsApp Adds #Meta #AI #Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private
The company says its new #IncognitoChat allows you to use its AI #chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations.
#privacy #securityhttps://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-incognito-chat-meta-ai/
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#Fragnesia Made Public As Latest #Linux Local #PrivilegeEscalation #Vulnerability
A new Linux local privilege escalation flaw called Fragnesia has been disclosed as a Dirty Frag-like vulnerability, allowing arbitrary byte writes into the #kernel page cache of read-only files through a separate ESP/XFRM logic bug.
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#DHS Plans Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ #Drones Along the US-Canada Border
#Autonomous drones and ground vehicles will stream “battlefield intelligence” over #5G along the US-Canada #border in a bilateral DHS experiment this fall.
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Your Questions Answered: What is #Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
The #SupremeCourt recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory #voting maps. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting and voting #rights in light of this decision.
#elections #scotushttps://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/what-is-redistricting-and-why-should-we-care
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Broken Promises: RIP Instagram’s End-to-End Encrypted DMs
#e2ee #instagram #encryption #security #privacy #metahttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/broken-promises-rip-instagrams-end-end-encrypted-dms
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#Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into #Vaccines , Despite His Public Silence
#Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the #WhiteHouse. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.
#rfkjr #rfk #vaccine #medicinehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/health/kennedy-vaccine-safety.html
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Update Your #iPhone Now for Better #Encrypted Messaging With #Android
As part of the #iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s #Messages app can now #encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android #smartphones.
#privacy #security #ios26 #rc5 #encryption #e2eehttps://www.wired.com/story/update-your-iphone-now-for-better-encrypted-messaging-with-android/
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#ICE Plans to Develop Own #SmartGlasses to ‘Supplement’ Its #FacialRecognition App
…“supplement” the agency’s facial recognition #MobileFortify application, which lets officers scan someone’s face to verify their #citizenship, according to a Department of #HomelandSecurity ( #DHS ) official. Another person who attended a conference where a senior ICE official spoke about the plans also described them to 404 Media.
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#DHS can’t create vast #DNA database to track #ICE critics, lawsuit says
Four #protesters are suing to stop the Department of #HomelandSecurity (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (#FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully #protesting #Immigration and #Customs Enforcement (#ICE ) activity.
#privacy #securityhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/
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#FDA #vaccine studies #censored by #Trump admin after finding benefits of shots
Despite Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's pledge to provide "radical transparency," the agencies under his control continue to suppress scientific #research that conflicts with his anti-vaccine agenda.
The NYT reported confirmation from the Dept of #HHS that the #FDA had blocked the publication of studies showing the safety and efficacy of #vaccines against #COVID19 and shingles.
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It's official: #Utah is the U.S. state closest to #banning #VPNs - Yahoo Tech
When Utah's Senate Bill 73 goes into force on May 6, websites subject to the state's age verification law will be legally barred from explaining how to use a #VPN to get around age #restrictions. They'll also be liable for enforcing age #verification for any user within Utah's physical borders — regardless of their apparent virtual location.
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#DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on #Canadian from #Google
Perloff argues that the government is using the fact that big tech companies are based in the US to request info it would not otherwise be able to get. “It’s using that geographic fact to get information that otherwise would be totally outside of its #jurisdiction ,” he says. “I mean, we’re talking about the physical movements of a person who lives in #Canada.”
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#DHS Demanded #Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts
Using a 1930s trade law, #HomelandSecurity targeted the man—who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of #ReneeGood and #AlexPretti.
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Shut Down Turnkey #Totalitarianism
William Binney, the #NSA #surveillance architect-turned-whistleblower, called it the "turnkey #totalitarian state." Whoever sits in power gains access to a boundless surveillance empire that scorns #privacy and crushes #dissent. Politicians will come and go, but you can help us claw the tools of oppression out of government hands.
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The #Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital #Rights Conference Canceled
#AccessNow , the group that organizes #RightsCon , says #Zambian officials asked it to exclude #Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.
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#China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital #HumanRights Conference
The #Chinese government pressured #Zambia to cancel #RightsCon , the world’s largest digital human #rights conference, at the last minute, accordingto the conference’s organizers. #Beijing was upset that the speaker’s list included prominent figures from #Taiwanese civil society, #AccessNow , the group that organizes RightsCon, wrote Friday.
#privacy #securityhttps://www.404media.co/china-pressure-canceled-worlds-largest-digital-human-rights-conference/
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#Coyote vs. #Acme is finally getting released—with a killer #trailer
#WarnerBros.' bizarre 2023 decision to shelve its live-action/animated film, Coyote vs. Acme, sparked outrage both in the industry and among fans online. But the film is finally being released, and #KetchupEntertainment , its new distributor, recently released the trailer. All I can say after watching that trailer is, what the heck was Warner Bros. even thinking?
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#Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce?
The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit #StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.
#privacy #recordinghttps://www.wired.com/story/prego-has-a-dinner-recording-device-capiche/
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#Ad Companies Settle With F.T.C. Over Claims of Harm to #Conservative Sites
#WPP , #Dentsu and #Publicis settled claims they colluded on policies to combat #misinformation , denying ad revenue to publishers on the #right.
#magahttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/technology/ftc-ad-companies-settlement.html
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#Google , #Microsoft , #Meta All #Tracking You Even When You #OptOut , According to an Independent #Audit
The #webXray #California #Privacy Audit viewed web traffic on more than 7,000 popular websites in California in the month of March & found that most tech companies ignore when a user asks to opt-out of #cookie tracking. California has stringent & well defined privacy legislation thanks to its California Consumer Privacy Act (#CCPA )…opt out of the sale of their info
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Californians sue over #AI tool that records #doctor visits
Several Californians sued #SutterHealth & #MemorialCare this week over allegations that an AI #transcription tool was used to record them without their consent, in violation of state & federal law.
The proposed class-action #lawsuit filed on Wed in federal court in #SanFrancisco , states that, within the past 6 months, the plaintiffs received #medical care at various Sutter & MemorialCare facilities.
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Thousands of consumer #routers hacked by Russia's #military
The Russian military is once again #hacking home and small office routers in widespread operations that send unwitting users to sites that harvest #passwords and #credential tokens for use in #espionage campaigns, researchers said Tuesday.
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#Meta #Cafeteria Workers Did What Execs Won’t: Took on #ICE and Won
In #Seattle , #activists inside tech giants are leaning into #grassroots #fundraising and peer support as #petitions and #protests draw little response from executives.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-meta-cafeteria-workers-rallied-to-take-on-ice/
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> #WTF is this? I’m just glad the #algorithm hasn’t decided to feed this to me. I’m even too nervous to read the article and find out.
There’s Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those #Viral #AI #FruitVideos
With female AI #fruit being fart-shamed and even sexually assaulted, there’s a #misogynistic undercurrent to the fruit slop #microdramas , even as they appear to be cultivating genuine fans.
https://www.wired.com/story/theres-something-very-dark-about-a-lot-of-those-viral-ai-fruit-videos/
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#DHS Seeks Access to Massive #Employment , #Salary & Family DB Legally Restricted to Use in #ChildSupport Cases
#Trump admin’s #immigration enforcement arm is requesting access to what is considered to be the most comprehensive gov DB of people in US & their most private info, including sensitive details about indiv children, according to 6 current & former officials
It is called #FederalParentLocatorService , & it’s for finding people who owe child support
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#AI Allows #Hackers To Identify #Anonymous #SocialMedia Accounts, Study Finds
AI has made it vastly easier for malicious hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, a new study has warned. In most test scenarios, large language models ( #LLM s) -- the technology behind platforms such as #ChatGPT -- successfully matched anonymous online users with their actual #identities on other platforms, based on info they posted
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Americans trust #Fauci over #RFK Jr. and career #scientists over #Trump officials
Anti-vaccine #activist and current #Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has worked hard to villainize infectious #disease expert #AnthonyFauci , even writing a #conspiracy -laden book lambasting the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and #Infectious #Diseases.
> and water is wet
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Platforms bend over backward to help #DHS #censor #ICE critics, advocates say
Pressure is mounting on tech companies to shield users from unlawful gov requests that advocates say are making it harder to reliably share info about #Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) online.
Alleging that #ICE officers are being #doxed or otherwise endangered, #Trump officials have spent the last year targeting an unknown number of users and platforms with demands to censor content.
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#CBP Signs #ClearviewAI Deal to Use #FaceRecognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US #Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
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#Trump #FTC wants #AppleNews to promote more #FoxNews and #Breitbart stories
Federal Trade Commission Chairman #AndrewFerguson has accused #Apple of violating US law by suppressing conservative-leaning news outlets on Apple News.
Ferguson pointed to research by a pro-Trump group that accused Apple News of suppressing articles by Fox News, the #NewYorkPost , #DailyMail , Breitbart, and The #GatewayPundit.
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‘Don Colossus,’ a #GoldenStatue of President #Trump , Waits for Its Home
A group of #cryptocurrency investors backing a #memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in #Florida.
#doncolossushttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/technology/trump-statue-don-colossus.html
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#WhiteHouse Scraps 'Burdensome' #Software #Security Rules
software security guidance issued during the #Biden admin has been rescinded due to "unproven & burdensome" requirements that prioritized administrative compliance over meaningful security investments. The #OMB has issued Memorandum M-26-05, officially revoking the previous administration's 2022 policy, 'Enhancing the Security of the Software #SupplyChain through Secure Software #Development Practices' (M-22-18)
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These people really believe they don’t have to follow any laws city, state, federal, & now even international
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ICE agent barred from entering #Ecuadorian #consulate in #Minneapolis | FOX 9 Minneapoliscalled the visit an "attempted incursion," while saying that consulate officials immediately prevented the #ICE officer from entering the premises" – an effort they say was made to "guarantee the protection of the Ecuadorians who were present at the consular office”
https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-agent-consulate-ecuador-minneapolis-attempted-incursion-jan-27-2026
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Trump’s #Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” #Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming #Protesters
Since President Donald #Trump ’s admin launched high-intensity immigration sweeps this year, federal agents have routinely countered protestors using crowd control weapons — #RubberBullets , flash-bang grenades, #TearGas and #PepperBalls. They’ve fired on American #citizens and noncitizens alike in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
#ice #cbphttps://www.propublica.org/article/ice-border-patrol-less-lethal-weapons
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#Hackers #Dox #ICE , #DHS , #DOJ , and #FBI Officials
Plus: A secret FBI anti-ransomware task force gets exposed, the mystery of the CIA’s #Kryptos sculpture is finally solved, #NorthKoreans busted hiding #malware in the #Ethereum #blockchain , and more.
#NorthKorea #ransomware #cia #security #privacyhttps://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-dox-ice-dhs-doj-and-fbi-officials/
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#Hackers #Dox Hundreds of #DHS , #ICE , #FBI , and #DOJ Officials
A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data #breaches in recent years, have posted the names and personal information of hundreds of government officials, including people working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and #Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
#privacy #piihttps://www.404media.co/hackers-dox-hundreds-of-dhs-ice-fbi-and-doj-officials/
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#Trump admin pressured #Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group
Attorney General #PamBondi today said that Facebook removed an ICE-tracking group after "outreach" from the Department of Justice. "Today following outreach from @thejusticedept , Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to #dox and target @ICEgov agents in #Chicago ," #Bondi wrote in an X post.
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#Satellites Are #Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, #Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites #unencrypted.
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#OpenAI Adds #Parental Safety Controls for #Teen #ChatGPT Users. Here’s What to Expect
OpenAI’s review process for teenage ChatGPT users who are #flagged for #suicidal ideation includes human #moderators. #Parents can expect an alert about alarming prompts within hours.
#ai #artificialintelligencehttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-teen-safety-tools-chatgpt-parents-suicidal-ideation/
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The Duty-Free #Loophole Is Closing. What That Means for You—and Your Packages
President Donald #Trump stopped allowing small shipments to enter the country without paying #tariffs. Now, things are getting pricier and shipping costs are going up.
#dutyfree #magahttps://www.wired.com/story/de-minimis-exemption-ending-what-that-means-for-you/
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#DataBrokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From #GoogleSearch
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The #Markup and #CalMatters found.
#optout #privacyhttps://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-hiding-opt-out-pages-google-search/
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‘100% Stupid’: #MAGA World Is Cautiously Turning on #ElonMusk
The right-wing media ecosystem seems to not know what to make of the Elon Musk–Donald #Trump spat—but some of the president’s loyalists have made their feelings known in plain terms.
#rightwing #Musk #donaldtrump #catfighthttps://www.wired.com/story/100-stupid-maga-trump-cautiously-turning-elon-musk/
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@eff Leads Prominent #Security Experts in Urging #Trump Administration to Leave #ChrisKrebs Alone https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-leads-prominent-security-experts-urging-trump-administration-leave-chris-krebs
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#Amazon Plans $1 Million Donation to Trump’s #InauguralFund
Jeff #Bezos has said that he is “very optimistic” about the incoming #Trump administration.
> another deposit to the slush fund
#slushfund #election #election2024https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/technology/amazon-trump-inauguration.html
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#Voted in America? This Site #Doxed Yo
#VoteRef makes it trivial for anyone to search the name, physical address, age, party affiliation, and whether someone voted that year for people living in most states instantly and for free. This can include ordinary citizens, #celebrities , domestic abuse survivors, and many other people.
#privacyhttps://www.404media.co/voted-in-america-this-site-doxed-you/