Kevin Collier

Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.

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AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex and Issue Chinese Communist Party Talking Points, Tests Show

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids

AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show

AI-powered kids' toys like Miko 3 have hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots for children.
17d ago

Identity thieves look to young athletes for a payday

Identity thieves have in recent years narrowed in on a particularly lucrative target: athletes on the verge of going pro
21d ago

X’s new location labels unmask users. Insiders say the idea was rejected for years.

Advocates for transparency cheered when X, the app owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, rolled out a new feature that disclosed the country locations of users.
23d ago

Severe internet outages keep happening — and they might get worse

It’s not just you — internet outages severe enough to disrupt everyday services for many people have become more frequent and wide-ranging, experts say

Large online propaganda campaigns are flooding the internet with 'AI slop,' researchers say

Many of the largest and most widely established state-sponsored online propaganda campaigns have embraced using AI, a new report finds.
28d ago

Many internet services disrupted after Cloudflare warns of service issues

Many popular internet destinations appeared to be suffering from service issues after Cloudflare said it was dealing with "an internal service degradation."
32d ago

Hackers breach texting service used by New York state, sending hundreds of thousands of scam texts

Hackers hijacked a mass text messaging service, pushing hundreds of thousands of scam texts to people who subscribe to alerts from New York state.
33d ago

Former FCC chairs urge agency to repeal 'news distortion' policy invoked by Trump administration

A group of former FCC leaders has petitioned the agency to repeal the policy the Trump administration invoked in discussions surrounding Jimmy Kimmel.
35d ago

A hack impacting Jaguar Land Rover was so bad that it hurt the U.K.'s GDP, Bank of England says

A hack affecting British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has been so bad that it put a dent in the U.K.’s gross domestic product, the Bank of England said.
45d ago

Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back.

Flock contracts with more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. and scans over 20 billion license plates per month.