How to spot OpenAI's crawler bot and stop it slurping sites for training data Aww, c'mon, let us scrape your pages, we've got billions at stake AI + ML08 Aug 2023 | 20
Cops cuff pregnant woman for carjacking after facial recog gets it wrong, again Not-so smart tech, or officers, it seems AI + ML08 Aug 2023 | 86
Stalkerware slinger LetMeSpy shuts down for good after database robbery If you can't trust a spyware developer with your info, who can you trust? Research07 Aug 2023 | 4
Google offers to alert netizens when their personal info shows up in Search I Have Been Pw, er, Indexed Personal Tech04 Aug 2023 | 10
We're in the OWASP-makes-list-of-security-bug-types phase with LLM chatbots Ten ways you can blow a hole in your software by misusing AI tech AI + ML02 Aug 2023 | 5
Meta says it'll ask Euro peeps nicely before hitting them with personalized ads UK mulls an 'appropriate response' Personal Tech02 Aug 2023 | 27
White House: Losing Section 702 spy powers would be among 'worst intelligence failures of our time' As expert panel suggests some tweaks to boost public's confidence in FISA Security31 Jul 2023 | 25
Apple demands app makers explain use of sensitive APIs Privacy ritual aims to deter fingerprinting of the iFaithful Applications29 Jul 2023 | 28
FBI boss: Congress must renew Section 702 spy powers – that's how we get nearly all our cyber intel Also: China's 'got a bigger hacking program than that of every major nation combined' Cyber-crime28 Jul 2023 | 26
A federal watchdog to police Big Tech? Yeah, that'll do the trick, senators... Sorry, FTC, didn't mean to step on you like that Personal Tech27 Jul 2023 | 9
Google's browser security plan slammed as dangerous, terrible, DRM for websites 'The solution to the surveillance economy seems to be more surveillance' Vivaldi boss tells El Reg Applications27 Jul 2023 | 85
Google's next big idea for browser security looks like another freedom grab to some Analysis Safe to say, this proposal has gone down like a poweroff -fn Software25 Jul 2023 | 115
Just declassified: US senator caught up in Section 702 FBI surveillance dragnet Still, judge finds 'reason to believe' Feds are getting better at not abusing snooping powers Personal Tech22 Jul 2023 | 27
Watchdog mulls online facial age-verification tech – for kids' parents COPPA load of this AI + ML21 Jul 2023 | 16
Proposed ban on data brokers selling warrantless personal info to Feds revived Plus: Senator teases larger surveillance reform bill coming soon Personal Tech21 Jul 2023 | 8
Norway bans Meta's behavioral advertising with threats of wrist-slap fines Won't someone think of Zuck's pocket change? Legal19 Jul 2023 | 17
Boris Johnson pleads ignorance, which just might work Infosec in brief Also: More high-profile MOVEit victims; CVSS 4.0 coming soon; and a long list of critical vulnerabilities Security17 Jul 2023 | 79
This AI is better than you at figuring out where a street pic was taken just by looking at it PIGEON homes in on your geolocation AI + ML15 Jul 2023 | 60
Let there be light ... based wireless networks: LiFi spec OK'd as Wi-Fi complement Talk about a bright idea Networks14 Jul 2023 | 41
Funnily enough, AI models must follow privacy law – including right to be forgotten Updated We'll just take a look at the training data, oh... wait AI + ML13 Jul 2023 | 64
Tax prep firms 'recklessly shared' your data with Google and Meta – senators Lawmakers, yet to pass a national privacy law, demand action on money Personal Tech12 Jul 2023 | 20
After Meta hands over DMs, mom pleads guilty to giving daughter abortion pills Facebook messages, obtained via valid warrant, help make case against women Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 62
Obscure internet boutique Amazon sues EU for calling it a Very Large Online Platform If it walks like a duck... PaaS + IaaS11 Jul 2023 | 62
EU gives its blessing to reopen data pipelines to the US 'We already have various legal options in the drawer,' says Max Schrems, lawyer who killed the first two deals Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 27
Liberté, Égalité, Spyware: France okays cops snooping on phones Infosec in brief ALSO: Shell fails to learn from past leaks; hundreds of solar plants found open to Mirai; and this week's crit vulns Security10 Jul 2023 | 45
From cage fight to page fight: Twitter threatens to sue Meta after Threads app launch Meta rolls eyes at claim it used former Twits to create rival Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 87
UK's proposed alt.GDPR will turn Britain into a 'test lab' for data harvesting EU citizens' info could be at risk over new rules Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 164
RAM-ramming Rowhammer is back – to uniquely fingerprint devices Just use it sparingly, as it may crash equipment or burn out memory Black Hat and DEF CON05 Jul 2023 | 30
TSA wants to expand facial recognition to hundreds of airports within next decade Digital rights folks, as you can imagine, want the tech grounded Security03 Jul 2023 | 23
Cops told: Er, no, you need a wiretap order if you want real-time Facebook snooping Privacy: It's a Jersey Thing Security30 Jun 2023 | 13
Fujitsu admits it fluffed the fix for Japan’s flaky ID card scheme Yet another snafu for digital services push Security30 Jun 2023 | 27
Now Apple takes a bite out of encryption-bypassing 'spy clause' in UK internet law Not the iPhone maker's first think-of-the-children rodeo Security29 Jun 2023 | 126
Guess who's quietly bankrolling a legal fight against Montana's TikTok ban. Why yes, it's TikTok Psst, some American user data still stored in China, too Personal Tech28 Jun 2023 | 11
Microsoft, OpenAI sued for $3B after allegedly trampling privacy with ChatGPT Where did they get the idea this bot was potentially spitting out personal info? Oh, from The Register AI + ML28 Jun 2023 | 24
One year after Roe v Wade overturned and 'uterus surveillance' looks grim Analysis Data sales 'can do real harm' Personal Tech27 Jun 2023 | 98
Google asks websites to kindly not break its shiny new targeted-advertising API Tech tweaked ahead of rollout in July, Mozilla and Apple still not interested Personal Tech27 Jun 2023 | 64
'Joan Is Awful' Black Mirror episode rebounds on Netflix Streaming biz terms and conditions searches jump 1,524% Personal Tech26 Jun 2023 | 58
FYI: Tor Browser is very much still a thing and getting updates Version 12.5 brings in Finnish language support, traffic node path visualization and more Applications25 Jun 2023 | 20
Google accused of urging Android devs to mislabel apps to get forbidden kids ad data Getting around the rules was as simple as not declaring software was 'intended for children', lawsuit states Personal Tech23 Jun 2023 | 8
US vendor accused of violating GDPR by reputation-scoring EU citizens TeleSign and Belgian parent did almost everything wrong, alleges Max Schrems Networks23 Jun 2023 | 23
FTC accuses DNA testing company of lying about dumping samples 1Health must strengthen protections for genetic information as part of settlement CSO21 Jun 2023 | 4
No-no cop: Illinois bans drones from using facial recognition or weapons But police are allowed to fly them for 'public safety' missions AI + ML17 Jun 2023 | 29
Google's Bard barred while trying to enter Europe We've not had any of the required paperwork yet, Irish watchdog tells El Reg AI + ML14 Jun 2023 | 3
Europe teases breaking up Google over ad monopoly Oh dear, look who hasn't spent enough on lobbying? Personal Tech14 Jun 2023 | 20
US senators and spies spar over Section 702 warrantless surveillance Analysis 'Appropriately pissed off' lawmakers won't renew without safeguards Personal Tech14 Jun 2023 | 14
Brit data watchdog fines sleazy sales ops £250K for 'bombarding' folk with calls Crown Glazing and Maxen Power Supply fall foul of PECR Security09 Jun 2023 | 25
10 years after Snowden's first leak, what have we learned? Feature Spies gonna spy Security07 Jun 2023 | 36
Police use of PayPal records under fire after raid on 'Cop City' protest fund trio Nearly anything can look like money laundering if you squint hard enough Security06 Jun 2023 | 10
Microsoft cops $20M slap on the wrist for mishandling kids' Xbox data Pocket change, in other words Security06 Jun 2023 | 4
SEC drops 42 cases after staff bungle data protection Corporate watchdog fouled its info-separation regime, let the wrong people read sensitive docs CSO06 Jun 2023 | 2
Amazon Ring, Alexa accused of every nightmare IoT security fail you can imagine Staff able to watch customers in the bathroom? Tick! Obviously shabby infosec? Tick! Training AI as an excuse for data retention? Tick! Security01 Jun 2023 | 91
Feds, you'll need a warrant for that cellphone border search Here's a story with a twist Security31 May 2023 | 50
90+ orgs tell Slack to stop slacking when it comes to full encryption Protests planned for Wednesday in San Francisco and Denver CSO30 May 2023 | 8
New York county still dealing with ransomware eight months after attack security in brief Also: iSpoof no more, Edmodo fined more than it can pay, UK is #1 (in CC theft), and the week's critical vulns Security29 May 2023 | 8
US bill to protect reproductive health data is dead. Here's why you should care anyway My Body, My Data sounds reasonable enough, right? Personal Tech28 May 2023 | 20
Subpoenaed PyPI says bye-bye to as much IP address data as it can Python package pile prefers protecting programmer privacy Devops27 May 2023 | 9
Mozilla so sorry for intrusive Firefox VPN popup ad 'We accomplished the exact opposite of what we intended...' Personal Tech26 May 2023 | 29
Supreme Court leaves warrantless camera surveillance an open book Can police just set up CCTV and press record? In some places, yes Personal Tech24 May 2023 | 9
SF cops got warrant-free OK to watch protest via private security cameras Officers said they didn't use live feed in the end. So that's all right then? Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 10
FBI abused spy law but only like 280,000 times in a year Well, well, well, if it isn't the Leaning Tower of FISA again Personal Tech22 May 2023 | 37
That Meta GDPR fine is €1.2B. Plus biz must stop sending EU data to US Zuckercorp says the EU-US Data Privacy Framework will pass before its penalties enacted, so why worry? Personal Tech22 May 2023 | 70
Google settles location tracking lawsuit for only $39.9M in brief Also, more OEM Android malware, Google's bug reports (mostly) ditch CVEs, and this week's critical vulns Security22 May 2023 | 7