Digital Privacy

Is your therapist using AI to track your sessions? Here’s what you need to know In recent months, a growing number of mental health providers have started using artificial intelligence to analyze therapy sessions. A June 2026 investigation by the Los Angeles Times found that some providers are doing this without transparent patient consent, raising urgent questions about privacy in a space where people share their most personal thoughts. ...

Is Your Therapist Using AI to Track Your Sessions? What You Need to Know A recent investigation by the Los Angeles Times (published June 22, 2026) revealed that some mental health platforms are using artificial intelligence to analyze therapy sessions—often without clear patient awareness or explicit consent. For anyone using online therapy or mental health apps, this raises serious privacy questions. Here’s what we know and how you can protect your session data. ...

Your browser is too nosy. Change these 5 settings now Most people don’t realize how much their web browser gives away. Every site you visit can see your approximate location, your device type, what other tabs you have open, and a long history of your clicks. Browser makers and advertisers have built tracking directly into the software, often enabled by default. ...

5 Browser Settings You Should Change Right Now for Better Privacy Your web browser is the lens through which you see most of the internet. It’s also a surprisingly detailed record of your habits – what you read, where you shop, which videos you watch, even how you move your mouse. By default, many browsers are set up to share that information with advertisers, analytics companies, and sometimes the sites you visit. ...

Stop Your Browser From Tracking You: 5 Settings to Tweak Right Now Your browser knows more about you than you might realize—where you click, what you type, which sites you visit, even how your screen is sized. Much of that data is collected automatically by default, feeding advertisers, analytics companies, and data brokers. While you can’t stop all tracking without breaking the web, adjusting a handful of settings will drastically reduce how much your browser leaks. A recent article from PCWorld highlighted exactly this problem, calling browsers “too nosy” and recommending five changes. Here’s what you need to know and do. ...

Update These Privacy Tools to Stay Safe in the Age of AI Artificial intelligence is changing the cyber threat landscape more quickly than most people realize. Criminals are using AI to craft more convincing phishing emails, generate deepfake audio and video, and automate attacks that were once labor-intensive. As these threats evolve, many of the privacy tools and habits that worked a few years ago may no longer be sufficient. ...

Privacy Tools Need an AI-Era Update: Here’s What to Change Now The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by both consumers and cybercriminals has changed the threat landscape for online privacy. A World Economic Forum report notes that AI is accelerating cybercrime by exposing weaknesses in existing defenses—weaknesses that many common privacy tools weren’t designed to handle. If you’re still relying on the same settings you set years ago, it’s worth taking an hour to bring your toolkit up to date. ...

How to update your privacy tools to fight AI-powered cyber threats AI is often described as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it helps defend networks and detect fraud. On the other, it gives attackers cheap, scalable tools to break into accounts, impersonate people, and steal data. If your privacy tools haven’t been touched in a while, now is the time to reconsider them. ...

Shop smart this Father’s Day and Prime Day: How to spot and avoid online scams Intro Father’s Day and Amazon Prime Day are now upon us, and retailers expect record spending. That also means scammers are working overtime. Every year, phishing emails, fake websites, and too-good-to-be-true deals circulate widely during these shopping events. The Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau typically see spikes in fraud reports around major sales days. This article covers the most common scams and concrete steps you can take to keep your money and personal information safe. ...

Your Privacy Tools Aren’t Ready for AI-Powered Threats—Here’s How to Fix Them If you still rely on the same password manager, VPN, or browser privacy settings you set up two or three years ago, your defenses against today’s cyber threats are probably weaker than you think. The reason isn’t that those tools have stopped working—it’s that the attackers have upgraded their game using generative AI. ...