DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China

The final category of information DeepSeek reserves the right to collect is data from other sources. If you create a DeepSeek account using Google or Apple sign-on, for instance, it will receive some information from those companies. Advertisers also share information with DeepSeek, its policies say, and this can includeContinue Reading

Scammers Are Creating Fake News Videos to Blackmail Victims

Typically, Yahoo Boy scammers message hundreds of people online while posing as members of the opposite sex using pictures stolen from social media profiles. They run all types of scams, but for those that involve blackmail, they often attempt to build up a relationship with their potential victim and obtainContinue Reading

Protect Your Phone With Android’s Theft Detection Features

After Google’s beta test in Brazil, the initial suite of theft protection features for Android smartphones is now widely available—but you have to opt in. Why isn’t the company automatically adding the protections to every compatible device? Insight from the Brazil beta test helped developers at the company make thisContinue Reading