Are we old enough to remember when Danielle Fishel and Lance Bass went to prom together? Yes. Was she on one of our favorite TV shows, and did he sing with one of the greatest boy bands of all time? Yes. Are we thrilled the two of them got back together to recreate the epic 1999 pic? Um, 100% yes. Danielle posted a video of herself and Lance dressed for prom in 2026, and she’s wearing the actual dress she wore 27 years ago. The original shot is positively iconic. Her eyebrows are thin, his tips are frosted, and the pair look like a match made in heaven. But the new one is perfection. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Danielle Fishel Karp (@daniellefishel) Danielle Fishel and Lance Bass Could Be Prom Chaperones Now Yes, they’re in their 40s now, but Danielle Fishel and Lance Bass could totally go to prom together now. Sure, they might be chaperoning their children, but who cares, right? Fans positively adored Danielle and Lance’s super fun throwback. “We recreated our 1999 Prom pic, hoverhand and all (and yes, that’s the ACTUAL dress!) I still don’t know why we didn’t work out!!” She captioned the Instagram post. “I remember the first time I saw this photo and I cried hysterically in my bed, and that was after you made out with Kathy Griffin on the Billboard musical awards, and I thought my life was over,” a fan wrote. “How did yall get prettier!” Another person asked. And yes, people were very impressed that Danielle Fishel could still fit in her prom dress nearly 30 years later. “Girl still getting into your prom dress is such a flex!” Someone wrote. That had to have been one epic night in 1999. Can you even imagine if they played Bye, Bye, Bye at your prom and an actual member of NSYNC started dancing? We can’t even think about it! This story’s featured image can be found here

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Whether you send texts through iMessage on iPhone, RCS on Android, or a third-party app like Signal, all of them boast end-to-end encryption, which is designed to keep your chats safe, secure, and private. No one can read them but you, right? Not so fast. Thanks to a little flaw in the way your phone delivers notifications, the FBI may be able to read your conversations and even use them against you in a criminal trial.The caseOn July 4, 2025, a group of “violent assailants equipped with tactical gear and weapons” descended on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas. One source claims that they set off fireworks and vandalized the facility. A police officer was even shot in the neck during the event. Luckily, the officer survived, and 10 perpetrators were apprehended four days later. Eight of the defendants were found guilty of multiple charges in their trial last month, and part of the evidence used to convict them came from an unlikely source: text messages procured by the FBI that were sent via Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app.This bombshell revelation comes with a few hard facts to keep in mind.The question on everyone’s minds is, “How?” Signal’s powerful E2EE technology — dubbed the Signal Protocol — is lauded by technology enthusiasts and privacy proponents as one of the best open source encryption solutions available, yet somehow it was bypassed entirely. Even more concerning, the Signal app was already deleted from the suspect’s phone by the time the FBI gathered the incriminating messages, meaning that at least some chat data was both left behind and accessible.So if Signal is exceptionally safe, secure, and private, how did the FBI easily gather these incriminating text messages for trial?As it turns out, the flaw that handed this data to the FBI had nothing special to do with Signal. The feds could have gathered messages from any app, thanks to the way smartphones manage one of their most popular features.The flawWhen you receive a push notification on your device, it comes across as a glanceable snippet of information complete with the app’s name, the app’s icon, and the details of the notification. These are known as notification previews.Push notifications work for nearly every app — messages, social media, email, everything. And to make sure you get the most useful information from push notifications, they’re set to show snippets by default, letting you know exactly why you were pinged in the first place.Unfortunately, while the apps that send push notifications can be encrypted, the information displayed in push notifications is stored as plain text within the device and openly available with the right tools. RELATED: RED FLAG: FBI says these apps let China suck up your personal data Dragos Condrea/Getty Images That means the FBI can easily access and read this information for any push notification from any app on your device, assuming it has your phone in its possession. This includes private chats. Notification previews on (left) and off (right)Zach Laidlaw/iOS 26 on iPhone 17 Pro MaxCold hard factsThis bombshell revelation comes with a few hard facts to keep in mind:This flaw only records incoming messages through the notifications system. It cannot save or replicate outgoing messages from the target device, since these are never displayed as notifications for the main user.The FBI can't remote-connect to a targeted device to access this information. It must physically have the phone in its possession, which requires a warrant or subpoena.Although this particular case involved an iPhone, the flaw works on both iPhone and Android.The worst part is that this isn't the first time this particular exploit has popped up. In late 2023, Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.) warned that governments could spy on iPhone and Android users through push notifications using a similar method. This vulnerability has been known and exploited for years with no solutions from Apple or Google.How to hide your notifications from government spyingThe good news is that there is something you can do to fix the problem right now, but it will make your phone a little less glanceable. Apple’s iOS offers a way to hide app previews from the notification system. When previews are disabled, you will still see when you receive a notification, but the information inside will be hidden from the notification shade, ensuring it isn’t recorded or saved for later access.To disable notification previews on iPhone, open the "Settings" app and tap “Notifications.” In the first section of text, you’ll find “Shows Previews.” Tap there and change the preview option to “Never.” If you don’t want to disable all previews, you can also disable these on an app-by-app basis by clicking on the app you want to hide and adjusting its settings. Zach Laidlaw/iOS 26 on iPhone 17 Pro MaxAs for Android, the only way to hide notification previews is to disable notifications entirely, either for the whole system or for individual apps. This isn’t advised, of course, since you may miss important notifications, but if you’d like to add an extra layer of protection between you and the government, open the "Settings" app and hop into the “Notifications” section. Then select “App Notifications” and uncheck every potentially problematic app on the list. For even more insurance, disable notification history as well. Zach Laidlaw/Android 16 on Google Pixel 10 Pro XLGiven that this flaw has existed for years without a solution makes it unlikely that Apple or Google will patch their operating systems anytime soon. Unfortunately, this appears to be more of a feature than a bug, prompting users to take their notification settings into their own hands to prevent unwanted data leaks.

A longtime Democrat congressman from Georgia has passed away.Rep. David Scott died on Wednesday at the age of 80, his office confirmed, according to the New York Post. The South Carolina native was first elected to the Georgia Assembly in 1974, to the state Senate in 1982, and then to Congress in 2002.Scott is the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die since they took office in January 2025.During his re-election campaign in 2024, some Democrats called on Scott to step aside and make way for younger candidates."David Scott is Exhibit A for term limits," said an unnamed Democrat lawmaker who spoke with Politico at the time. "He was a respected, talented member who has become diminished. And it’s painful for people to watch."Despite the naysayers, Scott won re-election that year and was running for re-election this year as well. A cause of death has not been released."Congressman Scott’s passing is deeply sad," said Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), NBC News reported."David Scott was a trailblazer who served the district that he represented admirably, rose up from humble beginnings to become the first African American ever to chair the House [Agriculture] Committee. He cared about the people that he represented. He was fiercely committed to getting things done for the people of the great state of Georgia, and he’ll be deeply missed."Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) also honored Scott in a statement: "We are all deeply saddened by the news of Rep. David Scott’s passing. For more than two decades, David faithfully served the people of Georgia’s [13th] Congressional District and spent the majority of his life in service to others. We are lifting up David’s wife Alfredia, his two daughters, and his grandchildren in prayer as they mourn."RELATED: California Republican suddenly dies at age 65 Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died suddenly in January. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc/Getty ImagesOf note, Scott is the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die since they took office in January 2025. Reps. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) died in March 2025, Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) died in May, and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died suddenly in January.Then, just in the last few weeks, Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from the House in disgrace.For now, Republicans maintain a 217-212 majority, plus independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, who caucuses with them.Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp now has 10 days to declare a special election, though six other Democrats were already challenging Scott in the primary race scheduled for May 19. Politico characterized the district as "deep blue."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!