KRUDO'S FINE PRINT
Tech news for everyday people, and the fine print that's easy to miss. Every story here comes from published news reports, and the sources are listed at the bottom of each one. We point out the part that's easy to miss: what changed, what didn't, and who ends up holding your data. Each story ends with a clearly labeled note from our publisher, KRUDO Designs.
Apple asks for Siri recordings
One setup screen decides where your voice ends up.
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Bambu Lab's nine-tool H3C is here
Bambu Lab's nine-tool H3C launched Nov 3, 2026, at $2,499. Here is what early reviewers liked, and what they did not.
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Android now checks who made an app before it installs
Since Sept 30, 2026, phones in four countries check whether an app's developer is registered with Google before a normal install.
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ChatGPT now shows ads picked from what you chat about
Free users and Go subscribers in 89 countries now see sponsored suggestions matched to their conversations.
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The newest AI assistants run on their computers, not yours
Meta's Muse and OpenAI's dots work better the more they know about you.
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Texas sues OpenAI, asks court to keep minors off ChatGPT
Texas has joined at least nine other states in suing ChatGPT's maker; its suit asks for limits on teen use and outside approval of new AI models, and OpenAI says it has worked with experts on safeguards and wants industry-wide rules.
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Character.AI is bankrupt. Who gets millions of private chats?
Nearly 40 state attorneys general want privacy rules attached before the chatbot company's assets change hands. Users' conversations remain with the bankrupt company for now.
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Gemini in your car can now read your Gmail and calendar, if you let it
Google's assistant in Android Auto can now draw on your email, calendar and photos once you opt in, and Google's own help pages explain what gets saved.
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ChatGPT's new Locked Chats hide conversations, with a catch
OpenAI now lets you put chosen ChatGPT conversations behind a PIN, but resetting a forgotten PIN erases them and OpenAI's data rules stay the same.
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WhatsApp help pages carried hidden AI rules about privacy regulators
A data deletion company says it found hidden notes telling WhatsApp's support chatbot, in certain cases, not to suggest regulators or discuss privacy laws; WhatsApp says a bug exposed them and has removed them.
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Black October: one month, millions of people's data
School records, gaming accounts and grocery apps. October 2026 got a name, and most of it happened far from anyone's home.
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A judge approved Google's $68 million Assistant settlement
The claims: Google Assistant recorded people when no one said its wake word.
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A Gyazo hack took data on 490 million images, location included
The image-sharing service Gyazo lost data that was hidden inside people's pictures, much of it from uploads made years ago.
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