The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
…Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories. And stay safe out there. The FBI…
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If You Don’t Have One, I Recommend a Free Dark Web Monitoring Service
…Then there’s a ton of security bundles, which include services like NordProtect, Norton LifeLock, and Aura. These bring multiple security and privacy services under one roof. They charge a monthly or…
The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards
…The security foundation for what became our connected economy wasn’t fit for purpose. Now we’re at a similar precipice with agentic agents and agentic interactions, agentic commerce where we have…
Paramount Refused to Air an Ad Criticizing Its Merger With Warner Bros.
…A link onscreen directed to a FPF web page for sending letters to congressional representatives demanding an investigation into “Trump-Paramount corruption.” (Disclosure: WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond is on the…
The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled
…pending administrative and security clearances.” The following day, Thabo Kawana, Zambia’s minister for information and media added that the “postponement was necessitated by the need for comprehensive disclosure of critical information…
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
…A letter from US lawmakers this week questioned director of national security Tulsi Gabbard over whether US surveillance authorities allow the National Security Agency to target people who use a VPN. Due…
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
…Using a nonwork phone or computer, contact the reporter securely on Signal at dell.3030. Current safeguards rely on FBI attorneys and supervisors to approve sensitive searches. But under last year’s…
You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
…One assured WIRED that their platform offered a secure reporting form, but they did not provide a link to the form in question until after WIRED followed up multiple times. Two companies…
Taylor Lorenz’s Screen Time Is Almost 17 Hours a Day
…I don't post certain things, but overall, just have a secure password. Everything else, don't stress about it. Everyone has our data anyway. Last screenshot: Clavicular I have a meme…
AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened
…non-owners, disclosure of sensitive information, execution of destructive system-level actions,” and numerous other alarming behaviors. Problems emerged in the wild as well. One Meta safety and security engineer made a…
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