5 h. ago Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz’s leaked passwords ‘found online’ in aftermath of Signalgate

German newspaper Der Spiegel claims to have accessed personal data about several top Trump officials

Politics

36 h. ago Pete Hegseth and Mike Walz’s leaked passwords ‘found online’ in aftermath of Signalgate

German newspaper Der Spiegel claims to have accessed personal data about several top Trump officials

Politics

41 h. ago As a geneticist, I will not mourn 23andMe and its jumble of useless health information | Adam Rutherford

Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwaxInformation is the most valuable resource on Earth. We shed data from everything that we do, and megalithic corporations hoover it up. With that, they know us better than we know ourselves, and the information we readily give up is used to upsell to us, and manipulate our political and personal views. We are users of social media, but in reality we are the product. Google’s mission was never simply to provide a search engine; it was to curate the world’s information. Perhaps it is no coincidence that the commercial genetic testing company 23andMe was cofounded by Anne Wojcicki, once the wife of one of the Google creators; 23andMe’s mission was to curate the single richest dataset in the known universe, the one you carry around in your cells: your genome.23andMe provided information purporting to be about your personal health and ancestry. All you had to do was spit in a tube...

Science

44 h. ago German newspaper boasts it tracked down private data of top US security officials

A German newspaper is boasting it has accessed personal data and contact information online, even passwords, for some of America’s top security officials, including Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.

Politics

51 h. ago Software provider fined £3m over ransomware attack that hit NHS services

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Advanced Computer Software Group had been fined over security failings that put personal data at risk.

Events

3 d. ago How to delete your 23andMe personal data and genetic sample as company files for bankruptcy

Experts are warning users to delete their 23andMe data as soon as possible

Politics

3 d. ago One brave woman wrenched back control of her data from the tech giants. Now, go and do the same | Dominic Grieve

News that Meta – under legal challenge – will stop targeting ads based on a user’s personal data is huge: for her, for all of usDominic Grieve was attorney general from 2010 to 2014Social media companies are the global corporate giants of our time. They make vast profits and hold great influence over our governments and institutions. However, the inconvenient truth is that they have only managed to become so powerful and profitable because they help themselves to our personal data. These are mostly US companies – but they extract and exploit vast amounts of data, and with that data economic value, from British citizens.At a time when many are struggling with the cost of living, it is paradoxical that vast amounts of money are being made by the richest companies in history from the data being provided by the same people. This data often contains extremely intimate personal information, which is then used to influence people’s behaviour.Dominic Grieve was Conservative MP for Beaconsfi...

Politics

4 d. ago Warning to 23AndMe users to 'delete data now' as DNA testing firm with 15 million customers and championed by celebrities including Oprah Winfrey files for bankruptcy

DNA testing company 23andMe announced its co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki was resigning immediately after it struggled with heavy losses and a major data hack.

Economics

4 d. ago 23andMe: how to delete data amid bankruptcies news and Anne Wojcicki resignation, will it affect UK customers?

Major changes are happening at the firm, leaving customers wondering what’s next 🧬

Economics

4 d. ago DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as CEO steps down

Co-founder Anne Wojcicki to pursue independent bid as California attorney general tells users to delete dataBusiness live – latest updatesThe genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US to help sell itself, as its chief executive quit to pursue a bid for the business after several aborted attempts.23andMe said late on Sunday that it had started voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to “facilitate a sale process to maximise the value of its business”. It added that it is operating as usual throughout the sale process. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Fashion influencer sues British fitness brand Gymshark for $1million after it axed her sponsorship deal 'over pro

Alix Earle, 24, (pictured) filed allegations against the company at the High Court, arguing it owes her the equivalent of £770,000 in damages for terminating the deal prematurely.

Economics

5 d. ago Facebook owner Meta 'looking at plans' to start charging UK users

The social media giant said it was an option after it agreed to stop targeting a campaigner with adverts based on her personal data

Politics

7 d. ago Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children

Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who has never been accused of or convicted of a crime, says chatbot’s response to prompt was defamatoryA Norwegian man has filed a complaint against the company behind ChatGPT after the chatbot falsely claimed he had murdered two of his children.Arve Hjalmar Holmen, a self-described “regular person” with no public profile in Norway, asked ChatGPT for information about himself and received a reply claiming he had killed his own sons. Continue reading...

Society

8 d. ago Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans

Events

1 week ago Carnival Cruise Line urges vacationers to take action after receiving complaints

The cruise company’s brand ambassador pointed out that complaints are rarely filed onboard

Politics

2 w. ago DOGE staffers at Social Security have access to Americans’ personal data as Elon Musk hunts for dead people

At least seven DOGE employees were granted access to ‘personally identifiable information,’ government lawyers say

Events

2 w. ago Martin Lewis urges mobile banking customers to 'protect' their money with easy changes

Martin Lewis has warned that mobile phone theft is on the rise and thieves are increasingly using the devices to access people's online banking and personal data

Economics

2 w. ago Head of Social Security admits he doesn’t know what ‘DOGE kids’ have been doing with Americans’ data, bombshell audio reveals

Social Security acting commissioner Leland Dudek confirmed that Musk’s DOGE techies have ‘broad access’ to personal data, according to a report

Events

2 w. ago My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting | Emma Beddington

On the downside, all my personal data is being harvested by faceless corporations. On the up, I’ve got a little parent in my pocket, anticipating my every needI awoke recently to one of those galleries of photographic memories curated for me by my phone. This one featured my best friend, M: admiring a dosa, stroking her cat, holding a pair of Parisian melons and lying in my garden. It made me smile and when I told her, she said her phone had had the same idea. “It keeps trying to get me to put you as wallpaper,” she messaged, showing me its suggestions. Like pushy parents, it was as if our phones had got together and decided it was time we had a playdate. The worst of it is they are right: I really miss her.It reminded me of all the other ways my phone parents me. When I get out of choir practice, it volunteers, unprompted, that it will take 12 minutes to get home by my usual route. It helpfully offers to count down a minute when I am at the gym and want to time my rests betwee...

Politics

2 w. ago Stalked: how a relentless campaign of online abuse came to derail one woman’s life

A new BBC podcast recounts the ordeal endured by Hannah Mossman Moore, whose phone was bombarded by fake accounts and her personal data weaponised against her“Hi Hannah Mossman MooreStalking you has its benefits. Now watching your friend strip another blonde with perky tits. She’s not more than 22. I have seen your tits so many times in the recording. You are late 20s now? Declining youth and saggy boobs There is so much to learn when one just follows you around. Have you left Sri Lanka or just hiding from me? Tell me please. I will come and get you. Continue reading...

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