Privacy

Security Roundup
CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations
Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron


Security Roundup
Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums
Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Maddy Varner


Hand It Over
Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files
Maddy Varner

Security Roundup
Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness
Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Lily Hay Newman

There Can Be Only One
DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies
Dell Cameron



Major Threat
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar
Maddy Varner and Andrew Couts

Give It a Scan
CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
Dell Cameron


Security Roundup
Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

ID, Please
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
Dell Cameron and Maddy Varner

Security Roundup
Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims
Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andy Greenberg




Say Cheese
Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App
Maddy Varner and Dell Cameron