Missouri’s top lawyer, Catherine Hanaway, warned parents that some baby monitors sold in the U. S. might secretly send data back to a Chinese company tied to Beijing’s military. She spoke on a news program about an investigation that started when a tech expert from the Kentucky Attorney General’s
Airlines today love to brag about "private business class suites with doors. " Sounds fancy, but what does it really mean? Privacy in business class isn't just about shutting a door — it’s about how well that door blocks out everything else. Some airlines sell doors as a luxury feature, but the expe
In two of America’s biggest states, lawmakers are pushing a new rule that would force home and business 3D printers to come with built‑in software that stops them from printing gun parts. The idea is to curb the rise of “ghost guns, ” which are homemade weapons that can’t be traced by law enforcemen
When a child vanishes, every minute counts. Parents rush to find their lost child, not pondering politics or technology. In the past, families had limited tools to help police catch offenders before tragedy struck. Today’s tech offers a chance to act faster and save lives. Modern cameras and licens
Maine is taking a stand against AI-powered license plate cameras, and it couldn’t come at a better time. These devices, often made by a company called Flock Safety, track cars without warrants, logging where people drive, when they do it, and even what their cars look like. Worse, they’re being used
Many everyday devices now connect to the internet, creating new risks. Cryptocurrency mining software often slips into these networks without permission, draining power and stealing data. Traditional security systems struggle because they rely on sending raw information to central servers, which can
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is still a hub for non‑consensual sexual images of famous women. Months after Musk’s company xAI announced it would stop such content, researchers found new links on Grok. com that show women in explicit poses without their permission. The system can make both car
Europe is slowly swapping popular American tools for locally made options, starting with France’s shift from Zoom and Microsoft Teams to domestic software. Other nations are following the lead, eager to reduce reliance on U. S. platforms. SpaceX’s recent filing with U. S. regulators unveiled a siza
A robbery at a San Francisco yoga studio last January ended with the thief slipping away in a white driver‑less Jaguar, sparking police curiosity. The suspect stole several pieces of merchandise from the Hot 8 Yoga Studio in Marina, then vanished in a Waymo autonomous vehicle parked outside. P
Apple has been promising a new Siri for more than 18 months, and many users are tired of the wait. The company has said that this delay is intentional because it wants to make sure privacy stays strong in the new AI features. Unlike Google, which uses all user data to train its models, Apple p
