Best VPN for Utah residents in 2026
Utah residents are facing a major shift in online privacy. A new state law, Senate Bill 73, has made Utah the first state to specifically target VPN use as part of its online age-verification rules,…
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Illinois health department exposed over 700,000 residents’ personal data for years
The health department for the U.S. state of Illinois has confirmed that a years-long security lapse exposed the personal information of more than 700,000 state residents. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) said in…
California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data
California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information. While state residents have had the right to demand…
AI in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state’s human residents
Wyoming’s data center boom Cheyenne is no stranger to data centers, having attracted facilities from Microsoft and Meta since 2012 due to its cool climate and energy access. However, the new project pushes the state…
Columbus says ransomware gang stole personal data of 500,000 Ohio residents
The City of Columbus, Ohio’s state capital, has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of 500,000 residents during a July ransomware attack. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Columbus confirmed that a “foreign…
Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each other
Enlarge / A Waymo self-driving car in front of Google’s San Francisco headquarters, San Francisco, California, June 7, 2024. Silicon Valley’s latest disruption? Your sleep schedule. On Saturday, NBC Bay Area reported that San Francisco’s…
Indian state government fixes website bugs that exposed residents’ sensitive documents
An Indian state government has fixed security issues impacting its website that exposed the sensitive documents and personal information of millions of residents. The bugs existed on the Rajasthan government website related to Jan Aadhaar,…