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Romance scams just ‘happen in life,’ says CEO of biggest dating app company in the US
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Startup pitches a paintball-armed, AI-powered home security camera
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The best VPNs for everyone on the Internet in 2024
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Gmail debuted on April Fool’s Day 20 years ago. The joke is still on us.
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Airbnb finally bans all indoor security cameras
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TSA is testing a self-screening security checkpoint in Vegas
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OpenAI wants to devour a huge chunk of the internet. Who’s going to stop them?
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FCC bans AI-generated robocalls
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Sharing AI-generated images on Facebook might get harder… eventually
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Facebook and Instagram are making it harder for strangers to DM teens
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Election cybersecurity director was a victim of a ‘swatting’ attack in her home
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Google clarifies Chrome’s ‘Incognito Mode’ isn’t as private as you might think
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Meta begins automatically restricting teen users to more ‘age-appropriate’ content
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The FTC wants your help fighting AI vocal cloning scams
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Teen ‘cyber kidnapping’ victim found hiding near Utah canyon
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The FCC wants to crack down on SIM swapping, a common form of identity theft
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You need to protect yourself from zero-click attacks
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Everything you need to know about the Pegasus spyware scandal
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A T-Mobile data breach could put 30 million social security numbers at risk
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Why the IRS wants you to log in with a video selfie
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Do you really need to properly eject a USB drive before yanking it out?
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The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why.
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These 8 states will let you flash an iPhone driver’s license
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