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“I’m untraceable” is a mindset held by thousands of social media users who believe their online privacy settings hide their personal details. But a new TikTok series is revealing a confronting truth – almost everyone can be found. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Woman shares how easy it is to find someone online. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Chicago woman Kristen, known as @notkahnjunior on TikTok, has been using her platform to share a chilling insight on how easy it is to find someone’s personal details even when they believe their privacy settings are at their highest. The trend, known as “consensual doxxing”, involves the 32-year-old exposing the name or birthday of people who challenge her to find their details online. Kristen is not a data privacy expert nor is she trained in cyber security. But similar to solving a puzzle, she works through the steps to uncover personal information of people who claim to be “top secret” in a bid to show how difficult it ...

As 2022 comes to a close, the most defining moments of what has been an eventful year have been revealed . The year has brought with it incredible hardships, from natural disasters such as the devastating flooding across much of northern NSW and southeast Queensland, to the loss of much-loved icons such as Queen Elizabeth II and Australian legend Shane Warne. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The stories behind 2022’s most powerful photos. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> It was also a big year for sport, with Australian athletes dominating at the 2022 Commonwealth Game s and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Game s. It has certainly been a year many will not soon forget, and photographers from Getty Images were there to capture every moment. Award-winning Getty Images chief photographer Cameron Spencer has been on the ground capturing the defining moments of 2022. Devastating floods In February and March, much of northern NSW and southeast Queensland was hit...

A US appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet Inc's Google and several other companies of violating the privacy of children under age 13 by tracking their YouTube activity without parental consent, in order to send them targeted advertising. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle said Congress did not intend to pre-empt state law-based privacy claims by adopting the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. That law gives the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general, but not private plaintiffs, the authority to regulate the online collection of personal data about children under age 13. The lawsuit alleged that Google's data collection violated similar state laws, and that YouTube content providers such as Hasbro Inc, Mattel Inc, the Cartoon Network and DreamWorks Animation lured children to their channels, knowing that they would be tracked. In July 2021, US District Judge Be...

From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life. Its promoters reckon it is revolutionising human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions. Regulators in Europe and North America are worried. The European Union is likely to pass legislation next year -- the AI Act -- aimed at reining in the age of the algorithm. The United States recently published a blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights and Canada is also mulling legislation. Looming large in the debates has been China's use of biometric data, facial recognition and other Technology to build a powerful system of control. Gry Hasselbalch, a Danish academic who advises the EU on the controversial Technology , argued that the West was also in danger of creating "totalitarian infrastructures". "I see that ...

At the Fashion X AI show in Hong Kong, attendees noticed a certain "alien" quality about the new clothes modelled on the event's narrow catwalk - and the designs were, in fact, not entirely human. The show put more than 80 outfits from 14 designers in the spotlight, all of which were created with the help of the artificial intelligence software AiDA, short for "AI-based Interactive Design Assistant”. The software was developed by PhD students and academics at the Hong Kong-based AiDLab. Masked in monochrome blue, wearing outfits that ranged from down jackets to translucent skirts, models strutted past rows of critics and fashion designers. Attendee Cynthia Tse said it felt like she was witnessing the future of fashion at the show on Dec. 19. "I think the face covering is definitely alien-like, and exciting,” said Tse. According to AiDLab CEO Calvin Wong, the software was created to serve as a “supporting tool” for designers. ...

More than 400 million Twitter users may have had their personal details stolen and put up for sale online in a major cyber attack . A cyber crook claims to be selling the stolen data of hundreds of millions of users including celebrities, businesses and government organisations on an online hacking forum. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Woman reveals Apple gift card scam. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The author of the post shared two samples of supposedly stolen data, with former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison among the users they claim are affected. The user profiles up for sale contain public and private Twitter data, including people’s email addresses, names, usernames and phone numbers. A system vulnerability last year allowed the data to be stolen before the issue was fixed in early 2022, the hacker claims . A cyber crook claims to be selling the stolen data of hundreds of millions of users including celebrities, businesses and go...

Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane. The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organizations from several parts of the globe on Friday, with some saying the microblogging platform was jeopardizing press freedom. A Twitter pollthat Musk conducted later also showed that a majority of the respondents wanted the accounts restored immediately. "The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now," Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. A Reuters check showed the suspended accounts, which included journalists from the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post, have been reinstated. Officials from France, Germany, Britain and the Eur...

A toddler has been dubbed a ‘genius’ after a video of her escaping a locked car went viral. The one-year-old girl managed to successfully navigate her way out of the dangerous situation, with proud US mother, Aprianna Lukie, posting the footage of her toddler’s escape online. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Moment grandmother accidentally locks baby in car. For more Lifestyle related news and videos check out Lifestyle >> “My grandma accidentally locked my baby in the car,” the video caption read. However, many were left uncomfortable by some details in the clip. The video begins with Lukie instructing her daughter Z’Naria step-by-step how to escape the car. Proud US mother, Aprianna Lukie, posted the footage of her toddler’s escape online. Credit: TikTok “Get out. Get out of your seat and open the door for us,” Lukie says while she instructs her child on how to unbuckle the seat belt. Once the baby managed to get out of her seat, Lukie instructs her to get into the front. The baby...

BEERSHEVA: An Israeli-made electric vehicle designed to fly commuters on short trips far above streets overcrowded with cars has made its maiden unmanned flight, a milestone the developer says will help it reach the market in the next two years. The test-phase voyage may not look out of the ordinary at first given the huge progress made in drone technology. Another propellered aircraft rising vertically off the ground and then thrusting forward high in the sky. But this one, being developed by Israeli startup AIR, will be able to carry two people - an operator and passenger - as far as 100 miles on a single charge, the company says. AIR, and many com Pet itors around the world, are betting this kind of Travel will eventually become commonplace. "This is a major milestone," said CEO and co-founder Rani Plaut. "We have transitioned today to forward flight ... bringing (closer) our dream of mass production of the AIR ONE." There are still many significant obst...

Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk. After publication of this story, Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin told Reuters in an email that "we have been fixing and revamping our prompts. They were just temporarily removed while we do that." "We expect to have them back up next week," she said. The removal of the feature , known as #ThereIsHelp, had not been previously reported. It had shown at the top of specific searches contacts for support organizations in many countries related to mental Health , HIV, vaccines, child sexual exploitation, COVID-19, gender-based violence, natural disasters and freedom of expression. Its elimination had led to increased concerns about the well-being of vulnerable users on Twitter. Musk has said that impressio...

A company’s decision to make staff pay $100 to attend their own Christmas party has divided the internet after an Australian man revealed his wife had to cover the cost, which did not even include a drink. The man said his staff parties had always been “fully funded” by the Business and covered the cost of all food and alcohol, which is why he was so shocked to learn his partner’s parties were the opposite. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Airports packed across the country for Christmas getaways. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “I’m curious what other people’s parties are like,” he wrote on Reddit. “My partner’s charge like $100 to attend plus drinks on top.” The shock revelation sparked heated debate as several people shut down the practice of asking staff to cover the cost of attend ing a work party . “Asking you to pay is totally messed up,” one person said. “Dinner and drinks is the normal, their shout. I would never pay to attend a Christmas party....

Popular short-video app TikTok is offering to operate more of its business at arm's length and subject it to outside scrutiny as it tries to convince the US government to allow it to remain under the ownership of Chinese technology company ByteDance, according to people familiar with the matter. TikTok has been seeking to assure US government departments and agencies for the last three years that the personal data of U.S. citizens cannot be accessed and its content cannot be manipulated by China's Communist Party or any other entity under the influence of that country's government. Last year, President Joe Biden revoked an executive order by his predecessor Donald Trump to ban TikTok in the United States, but negotiations between his administration and the social media company continued over a potential deal that would address the security concerns. US lawmakers seeking to crack down on China as part of broader set of disputes over trade, intelle...

Twitter boss Elon Musk is looking for a new CEO, but the winner will have to live in the shadow of the mercurial billionaire, who says the platform avoided certain ruin thanks to his leadership. After days of unusual silence on the matter, Musk on Tuesday finally said that he will stand by a Twitter poll that asked if he should stand down as CEO. In a result that Musk said he would abide by, 57 percent of votes said that he should go. "The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive," Musk tweeted. Exiting day to day operations would allow Musk -- who paid $44 billion for his favorite social platform -- to deflect criticism that he is neglecting his other ventures, especially car company Tesla, which has seen its share price plummet since he took over Twitter. Musk has given few clues to what type of leader he is looking for, saying only that he would limit his own duties to software and server engineering once "someone ...

Many in the United States see TikTok, the highly popular video-sharing app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, as a threat to national security. The following is a look at five reasons why: Data sharing TikTok -- like its rivals Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube -- thrives on data and there seems to be no limit to how much young users are willing to share about themselves on the super addictive app. TikTok's critics worry that all this information is being processed by a Chinese company in China where the Communist Party reigns supreme. But some experts believe the threat is overblown and that nefarious actors can make their way to the troves of data no matter who owns the platform and where it is based. "If we're talking about US citizen data, it's the Wild West," said Justin Sherman, a senior fellow at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. "There's very little regulation, companies collect tons of data all the time, whether they...

A Queensland mother is urging locals to be aware of sophisticated scammers appearing as legitimate bank employees. Townsville woman Shannon Saunders lost nearly $50,000 to a person who claimed to be helping save her money. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland mum loses house deposit through sophisticated scam Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Saunders, a mother of four, has been saving what she could while renting for the past nine years. That money was lost in an instant. The scammers stole $48,688.70 from her. “My account was left at zero balance,” she said. “Then the phone went dead.” When someone called her claiming to be part of the fraud department, saying there was suspicious activity on her account, the childcare worker was initially apprehensive. A Queensland mother is urging locals to be aware of sophisticated scammers appearing as legitimate bank employees. Credit: 7NEWS She logged into her Suncorp bank account, then became concerned the potential ...