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Man posing as NFL player accused of conning women out of $1.3M

October 14, 2026

Man posing as NFL player accused of conning women out of $1.3M

Domonique DuBose spotted red flags when a man on Hinge with 85,000 followers and a blue checkmark claimed to be a San Francisco 49ers player.

Your phone may reveal doctor, church and pharmacy visits

October 14, 2026

Your phone may reveal doctor, church and pharmacy visits

Your phone's location data can expose visits to doctors, pharmacies and places of worship. The FTC took action against data brokers selling this data.

Stop losing photo quality when you share pictures

October 13, 2026

Stop losing photo quality when you share pictures

iOS 27 finally lets iPhone Shared Albums store photos and videos at full resolution in iCloud, but new items count toward the owner's storage.

Your phone can fix badly framed photos after you take them

October 11, 2026

Your phone can fix badly framed photos after you take them

Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 adds Extend and Reframe tools to Photos, letting iPhones generate new background areas beyond your original borders.

Flock executive defends crime-fighting cameras as ACLU attorney questions company's motives amid backlash

October 11, 2026

Flock executive defends crime-fighting cameras as ACLU attorney questions company's motives amid backlash

Flock Safety touts dramatically higher crime clearance rates in cities using its cameras, but the ACLU raises serious privacy and constitutional concerns.

How a lobsterman's privacy fight reached SCOTUS — and could ripple far beyond the water: 'Ain't over yet'

October 11, 2026

How a lobsterman's privacy fight reached SCOTUS — and could ripple far beyond the water: 'Ain't over yet'

Frank Thompson calls GPS tracking on his lobster boat a 24/7 "ankle bracelet" after the Supreme Court declined to hear his Fourth Amendment case.

8 seriously annoying tasks you can hand off to an AI agent

October 10, 2026

8 seriously annoying tasks you can hand off to an AI agent

ChatGPT Work, Meta Muse and Gemini Spark can monitor flight prices, sort your email inbox and track important deadlines, but savvy users start small.

How to save a video frame as a photo on your phone

October 9, 2026

How to save a video frame as a photo on your phone

iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel each hide a built-in tool that turns a video frame into a separate photo without any screenshot needed.

Anti-scam settings on iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy you should check

October 8, 2026

Anti-scam settings on iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy you should check

Apple's Impersonation Risk Detection in iOS 27 can flag suspicious activity inside apps, but the setting is off by default and must be enabled.

Why the best defense against AI scams is old-fashioned skepticism

October 7, 2026

Why the best defense against AI scams is old-fashioned skepticism

From voice cloning to fake arrests, cyber expert Morgan Wright breaks down how scammers use high-tech tools to exploit basic human fears.