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May 3, 2024

How to shut down Facebook’s nosy ‘People You May Know’ suggestions

If you consider Facebook's "People You May Know" section distracting, there's a way to temporarily remove it. There is no permanent way to eliminated it.

May 1, 2024

Staffing firm to pay $2.7M in DOJ settlement over mishandled COVID data

Insight Global, which performed COVID-19 contact tracing for the state of Pennsylvania, will pay $2.7 million in a Justice Department settlement.

May 1, 2024

Ask Kurt: How to avoid phishing scams, protect your iPhone

Hackers and scammers portray themselves as legitimate businesses or people with urgent propositions to entice victims to open compromising documents.

April 30, 2024

Never get locked out of your email again by doing this

If you can't log in to your email account, you might want to try one of these methods to get yourself back in. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how.

April 29, 2024

How ‘Yahoo Boys’ use real-time face-swapping to carry out elaborate romance scams

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how the "Yahoo Boys" scam utilizes deepfake and face-swapping technology to trick people who believe they are in a romantic relationship.

April 27, 2024

Put down your phone: How selfies and videos are ruining gym etiquette and invading privacy

Fitness centers and workout studios are starting to establish policies that prohibit shooting phone videos to protect people's privacy.

April 27, 2024

Apple sends out threat notifications in 92 countries warning about spyware

Apple recently notified a small number of iPhone customers in 92 countries that their phones may be under attack by mercenary spyware.

April 26, 2024

AI-powered home security system strikes back with paintballs and tear gas

An artificial intelligence-powered home security system can fire paintballs and tear gas at trespassers. The camera identifies human faces and animals.

April 25, 2024

The AI camera stripping away privacy in the blink of an eye

A new camera called NUCA uses artificial intelligence to create deepfake photos of subjects by stripping away clothing in close to real time.

April 24, 2024

Tired of getting those mysterious password reset emails? Here’s what to do about it

Emails instructing you to reset your password for an account may be legitimate, or they may be scams. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains.