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Online Privacy
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ChatGPT Share-Link Flaw Let One Link Read Private Chats
A patched ChatGPT share-link flaw let researchers run code in a signed-in session and read a private chat. Here is how the MathLive chain worked and what to audit.
Samsung TV Tracking Can Persist After You Opt Out, Study Finds
A new smart-TV privacy study found Samsung Tizen traffic consistent with ACR after opt-out. Here is what is proven, what is not and how to reduce tracking.
Proton Maps 170,000+ Flock Cameras. Here’s What the Data Shows and Misses
Proton’s searchable Flock map covers more than 170,000 cameras and 130,000 other devices. Here is how to use it, what the readers collect and why the December 2025 snapshot needs verification.
Zero-Click Spyware Was Delivered Through Online Ads: How AdFection Worked
Citizen Lab traced zero-click spyware from a targeted ad to 45 Al Jazeera devices. Here is how AdFection worked and what defenders should block.
ChatGPT for Teens Makes Age Checks a Default AI Safety Layer
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens on August 18, automatically applying stricter safeguards, study-focused behavior, quiet hours, and optional parental controls for users ages 13 to 17. The useful shift is not just a family settings menu, but age assurance becoming a default layer for consumer AI.
ChatGPT Voice Can Now Talk Through Your Files and Projects
OpenAI added file uploads and Projects to ChatGPT Voice, letting users talk through documents and project context instead of switching back to typing. The useful change is hands-free analysis; the risk is that voice now reaches deeper into saved work, files, and workspace settings.
Gemini Spark’s Chrome Access Turns Browser Agents Into a Trust Test
Google is adding Chrome auto-browse access to Gemini Spark, letting the AI agent use logged-in accounts and saved passwords with permission. The feature makes browser agents more useful, but also raises sharper questions about prompt injection, payment handoffs, and account boundaries.
Meta AI’s New Assistant Pushes Calendar Access Into the Agent Era
Meta AI can now connect to calendars and email, create daily briefings, run recurring tasks, generate research reports, and build slides. The July 24 rollout is a useful step toward personal AI agents, but it also makes app permissions, account boundaries, and recurring automation harder to ignore.
TikTok’s AI Likeness Tool Turns Deepfake Detection Into Creator Control
TikTok is testing an opt-in tool that scans for AI-generated versions of a creator’s face and lets them report unauthorized uses. The test shows how social platforms are turning deepfake enforcement into a new identity-verification and creator-control workflow.