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Keeping our information private in the digital age remains one of the internet’s greatest challenges, and a newly uncovered breach gives us yet another disturbing reminder.

We have all heard about data breaches and understand that they are quite damaging, but do we understand how damaging they are?

Just a few weeks ago, we discussed the growing challenge job seekers face in determining whether a job posting is even legitimate. But the script has flipped… Now employers are the ones asking if the candidates they're meeting are even real. Welcome to the unsettling new trend of deepfake job applicants.

Our digital landscape is continuously growing and within it, our phones are becoming even more of a one-stop shop. We use our phones for communication, either through text messaging or phone calls; for taking photos; for sending and receiving emails; for setting alarms; for listening to music or audio books; for reading books; for asking google questions; to access social media; and most relevant for today's topic - we use our phones in place of physical debit or credit cards.

With summer approaching and students and teachers enjoying a bit more free time, many may start looking for part-time work. That’s a great idea! But be careful; while there are jobs out there, a growing number of listings are fake.

ChatGPT has become a largely used AI platform over the last few years, with an estimated 400 million weekly users. ChatGPT works by taking user input, turning each word into a “token” (words or parts of words), and generates a response that seems to be accurate to the context of the user's input.