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23andMe will retain your genetic information, even if you delete the account

Sure, you can request a deletion of your data from 23andMe, but that doesn’t mean the company will delete it entirely.

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“Nudify” deepfake bots remove clothes from victims in minutes, and millions are using them

Millions of people are turning normal pictures into nude images using bots on Telegram, and it can be done in minutes.

Tor Browser and Firefox users should update to fix actively exploited vulnerability

Mozilla warns that a vulnerability in Firefox and Tor Browser is actively being exploited against both browsers

AI scammers target Gmail accounts, say they have your death certificate

Typical AI supported scams are after your Google account by pretending to follow up on account recovery requests

Election season raises fears for nearly a third of people who worry their vote could be leaked

The US presidential election is stirring fears amongst a third of people who worry that their vote could be exposed to outsiders.

Robot vacuum cleaners hacked to spy on, insult owners

Multiple Ecovacs robot vacuum cleaners have been hacked to yell obscenities and insults through the onboard speakers.

A week in security (October 7 – October 13)

A list of topics we covered in the week of October 7 to October 13 of 2024

Modern TVs have “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation,” group reveals

The Center for Digital Democracy calls on the FTC, the FCC, and California regulators to look at connected TV practices.

Internet Archive suffers data breach and DDoS

The Internet Archive has been hit hard by a data breach and several DDoS attacks all around the same time.

Google Search user interface: A/B testing shows security concerns remain

While Google is experimenting on how its search results page looks like, we are reminded of what users need the most: indicators of confidence.