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A silent call that hangs up isn't always a mistake, it might be a scammer recording your voice to clone it. Here's how the AI voice cloning scam works and what
A UK regulator is investigating whether Pornhub's age checks actually work, not just whether they exist. Here's what it means for your ID, your face, and your p
UK supermarkets are being trusted with facial recognition cameras while police face a possible ban on the same tech. Here's what that actually means for your fa
The EU wants to kill the "I am 18" checkbox and replace it with real document checks. Here's what that means for your privacy the next time you log into anythin
A new study found AI involved in 1 in 4 teen sexual-abuse cases. Here's why an ordinary school photo is now something families need to protect like a password.
Supermarkets are getting the green light to use AI facial recognition cameras on ordinary shoppers, even as police face new limits on the same technology. Here'
A Greek crime ring used AI voice cloning to sound exactly like people's relatives on the phone and walked away with over a million euros. Here's the one habit t
Australia just told tech giants that parents can't out-smart AI alone. Here's the one family habit that actually works against voice clones and deepfakes.
A new scam skips the password and asks you to set up "safer" biometric login instead. If you fall for it, you've just handed a stranger the keys to your work ac
A 74-year-old retiree in the Netherlands allegedly made deepfake sex videos of 60 well-known people. Here's what it means for the rest of us, and one thing you
A new scam pretends to be your company's IT team asking you to set up a passkey for security. Say yes, and you might hand a stranger your entire inbox, files, a
UK pubs can now legally accept digital ID instead of your driver's license. The tech can hide your name and address and just say "over 18." Whether it actually
