A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway

Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages to find child abuse ...

Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

A patch Microsoft released on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Defender security engine may cause Windows ...

The EU just revived a law that lets Meta and Google scan your messages – critics call it mass surveillance

Europe's Parliament voted on Thursday to reinstate legislation that allows companies such as Google, Meta, and other digital communication providers to voluntarily scan messages, emails, photos, ...
techtimes

EU Parliament Passes Chat Control by Default: 314 MEPs Couldn’t Block Scanning Law

The EU Parliament passed Chat Control 1.0 into law Thursday afternoon without a majority of its members ever voting for it. Of the 607 MEPs who cast a vote in Strasbourg, 314 voted to reject the ...
City & State New YorkOpinion

Opinion: The Knicks won. Their fans lost their privacy. It’s time to ban the scan.

A City Council bill would ban MSG and other businesses from engaging in biometric surveillance of their customers.
PC Magazine

The Best Speech-to-Text Apps and Tools for 2026

With speech-to-text software, you don't need to use your fingers to create digital text. The top dictation software is fast, accessible, and helpful for anyone who struggles with typing. Justin has ...

Windows 11 Cleanup Guide: 9 Ways to Make Your PC Feel Faster

Make Windows 11 feel faster with nine cleanup tips for startup apps, storage, background processes, updates, malware scans, ...