The Next Web

The captive portal economy: how hotel WiFi sign-in pages became both a security vector and a hidden ad channel

KeepSolid CEO Vasyl Ivanov explains how hotel WiFi captive portals evolved into both a security vulnerability and a programmatic ad channel, and what VPN clients should do about it.

SimpleHelp Flaw Exploited to Deploy Malware Targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux

A SimpleHelp authentication flaw is being exploited to deploy Djinn Stealer, a cross-platform malware targeting cloud, ...

AI browsers like Perplexity Comet can be tricked into spilling your password through BioShocking exploit

A new exploit called BioShocking convinces AI browsers they're playing a game, then gets them to hand over your private data.
Government Technology

For Cities, Collecting Visual Data Brings Privacy Concerns

Cities are turning to visual data and AI-powered technology to better understand dangerous intersections, illegal dumping, weapons monitoring in crowds and other facets of urban life. And while these ...
NBC News

Bot web traffic has overtaken human web traffic, data shows

Website traffic from AI agents and bots has eclipsed its human-generated counterpart for the first time, according to Cloudflare, an earlier-than-expected milestone that speaks to AI’s rapid advance ...
People

Erin Brockovich Launches Map to Track Controversial AI Data Centers, Which Reportedly Cost $25B in Environmental Damages Last Year

More than 2,700 reports from concerned residents have been submitted to the activist's website so far Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE in ...
TechCrunch

This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots

In the last few years, India’s online food delivery market has grown significantly, with both Zomato and Swiggy going public and the number of cloud kitchens increasing. Meanwhile, startups working on ...
techtimes

Apps Tracking Your Activity: How Everyday Apps Collect, Store, and Use Your Personal Data

Find out how apps tracking your activity collect personal information through mobile app tracking, location access, and data tracking systems used by popular everyday apps. Brian Ramirez/Pexels From ...
CNET

Microsoft Copilot Can Collect Data From Your Edge Browser Tabs to Get to Know You

Microsoft says it's helping your browsing experience by using long-term AI memory across desktop and mobile versions of Edge. Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital culture and other topics for ...
Inc

Workplace Apps Are Collecting—and Selling—Employee Data Without Their Knowledge

That warning was sounded loud and clear in a recent blog post by Incogni, a tech company that helps people find and remove personal data obtained by commercial sites and digital companies. Its ...
Seeking Alpha

Bessent: Banks must be prepared to collect customers' citizenship data

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said banks need to be prepared to collect citizenship data on customers, adding that illegal immigrants "don't have a right to be in the banking system." "If Treasury ...
CNBC

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells CNBC's Sara Eisen at the Invest in America Forum on ...