EFF Fights Against DOGE and Elon Musk’s Access to Federal Workers’ Data
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is spearheading a coalition to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing...
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UK’s Apple Decryption Demands Spark Outrage Among Experts and Privacy Advocates
The UK government's recent demand for Apple's end-to-end encrypted data has left privacy advocates and security experts deeply concerned about...
DeepSeek: Chinese GenAI Startup Challenges Privacy with New LLM
DeepSeek, a year-old Chinese GenAI startup, is shaking up the tech world with its new large language model, R1, raising...
Understaffed and Underfunded: The Challenges Facing European Privacy Teams
In the ever-evolving landscape of data protection, many European privacy teams are facing significant challenges. A recent report highlights understaffing...
UK Digital ID Wallet: Addressing Security and Privacy Concerns
The UK government’s introduction of a digital ID wallet is met with both excitement and apprehension about security and privacy....
GDPR Complaints Filed by Noyb Against TikTok and Chinese Tech Giants
Noyb, a leading European digital rights organization, has initiated GDPR complaints against TikTok and five notable Chinese tech companies, alleging...
AI Recruitment Tools: UK Regulator Calls for Enhanced Data Protection
The UK regulator emphasizes the need for strengthened data protection in AI recruitment tools to safeguard job seekers' rights. The...
Chinese Air Fryers Exposed: Potential Surveillance Risks for Consumers
Chinese air fryers could be compromising your privacy, warns a consumer rights group, urging UK shoppers to investigate electronics purchases...
Data Protection Warning: 55% of UK Adults Experience Data Loss or Theft
A recent report from the UK's privacy watchdog reveals a concerning statistic: 55% of UK adults have experienced some form...
Guidance on Commercial AI Products: Best Practices for Australian Businesses
Australian businesses now have essential guidance on best practices for using commercial AI products, as outlined by the Office of...
AI Call Center Hack Exposes Over 10 Million Conversations
A significant data breach of an AI-powered call center platform has unveiled alarming vulnerabilities, affecting over 10 million conversations. This...
iPhone Mirroring Flaw Impacts Employee Privacy: Key Concerns and Solutions
The new iPhone mirroring feature presents significant employee privacy risks, as identified in Apple's recent software updates. This flaw affects...
LinkedIn Suspends GenAI Training: ICO Raises Privacy Concerns
LinkedIn has made the significant decision to halt the training of its generative AI (GenAI) models using data from UK...
Shielding Your Digital Life: A Deep Dive into Privacy and Data Protection
In an age where our digital activities are intricately interwoven with our daily lives, the concepts of privacy and data...
For months, JusTalk messages were accessible to everyone on the Internet
JusTalk, a popular mobile video calling and messaging app with 20 million global users, exposed a massive database of supposedly...
Criminals using compromised social media accounts to “post indecent images of children” says UK cybercrime organization
Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime, is warning of a very disturbing scam involving social...
Google delays Chrome third party cookie sunsetting…again
We’ve seen many examples of third-party cookies being tackled by browsers recently. It’s not so long ago that Firefox effectively...
TikTok owner ByteDance pushed a pro-China agenda to Americans, say former employees
Controversy over supposed pro-China messaging in apps from TikTok owner Bytedance continues to grow. Tales are emerging relating to a...
“Orwellian in the extreme” food store installs facial recognition cameras to stop crime, faces backlash
A convenience shop chain is under fire and facing legal charges for installing cameras with facial recognition software in 35...
In post-Roe US, experts share how to keep your data private
In the weeks since the Supreme Court of the United States removed a nationwide right to choose to have an...
Anti-vaxxer dating site exposes user data
An anti-vax dating site has been revealed as shockingly easy to compromise by security researchers. Many major aspects of the...
Ring shares data with police without consent (but it’s in good faith), says Amazon
Ring, the Amazon-owned company behind the popular smart doorbells, has admitted to giving doorbell data to law enforcement willy-nilly. All...
Facebook gets round tracking privacy measure by encrypting links
A form of individual tracking specific to your web browser is at the heart of a currently contested privacy battle,...
The FTC will go after companies misusing location, health, and other sensitive data
After the overturning of Roe V Wade, many feared that using, having access to, and sharing reproductive and sexual health...
