Internet Privacy

Activist takes data protection watchdog to court after Europol ‘unlawfully’ processed personal data ComputerWeekly17:40Data Protection Internet Southern Europe

Privacy policy framing and trust in recommender systems: an experimental study Nature.com03:31Data Protection Internet Southern Europe

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to cut state funding for AI-powered Flock cameras amid privacy… Fox News05:15Texas US IT

Flock cameras trigger nationwide backlash over privacy concerns, police abuse ABC News17:59Texas US IT

Firefox for iOS Ad Blocking Exits Testing, but Won't Block Firefox's Own Ads gHacks09:37Firefox iOS Apple

Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS The Verge14:05Firefox iOS Apple

EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity Electronic Frontier Foundation12:56Brazil Social Media South America

Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations Al Jazeera23:41Brazil Social Media South America

Apple faces £2 bn lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature France 2418:50Apple iOS Apps Apple Top Tech Brands

Public wary of UK government ‘backdoor’ surveillance following Apple row, poll reveals ComputerWeekly12:31Apple iOS Apps Apple Top Tech Brands

Meta releases muse, a personal AI agent with privacy ‘Built into it’ WIRED21:16Meta Top Tech Brands IT

Meta patent might solve privacy concerns on smart glasses with a 'hardware lock' Android Central20:21Meta Top Tech Brands IT

Perplexity claims to protect privacy by splitting AI tasks between local and cloud models. AppleInsider17:25Civil Liberties & Rights Top AI Brands IT

Airport hackers publish personal data of judge, politicians and celebrities on the dark web MailOnline22:07Dark Web Law Cyber Security

UK airport hackers leak stolen customer data ComputerWeekly21:27Dark Web Law Cyber Security

Nigel Farage's Reform UK pledges to scrap UK privacy rules for 'light-touch' laws Manchester Evening News10:37Civil Liberties & Rights Data Protection Nigel Farage

Ring is changing how it protects your security camera footage with a major privacy upgrade T313:27Ring Encryption Civil Liberties & Rights

Ring rolls out new privacy-focused encryption that could limit what it can hand over to police TechSpot12:21Ring Encryption Civil Liberties & Rights

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Meta Releases Muse, a Personal AI Agent With Privacy ‘Built Into It’ WIRED21:16 8-Sept-26

In the last 8 hours

YouTuber claims LG TVs spy on users even when turned off Mashable18:36 8-Sept-26

Yesterday

Privacy policy framing and trust in recommender systems: an experimental study Nature.com03:31 8-Sept-26

In the last 7 days

Activist takes data protection watchdog to court after Europol ‘unlawfully’ processed personal data ComputerWeekly17:40 7-Sept-26

Huawei Mate XT 2 Tri-Fold Launched: Specs, Privacy Display, And Features UberGizmo14:14 7-Sept-26

Analyzing personal data privacy protection: a Dematel-ism-Micmac approach Nature.com13:05 7-Sept-26

ROI-aware 4D hyperchaotic encryption for fundus image privacy with Lyapunov-verified security analysis Nature.com09:47 7-Sept-26

Emmerdale's Sadie King is called out for snooping in new Nicola clash Digital Spy11:37 6-Sept-26

Airport hackers publish personal data of judge, politicians and celebrities on the dark web MailOnline22:07 5-Sept-26

Automakers Want Congress to Ban Chinese-Made Cars, Citing Data Privacy CNET03:20 5-Sept-26

Emmerdale's Sadie King is caught out by Nicola as she goes snooping Digital Spy20:37 4-Sept-26

New Jersey asks Supreme Court to let states regulate prediction markets ABC News06:31 4-Sept-26

Ugreen's smart home hubs put an AI data center in your kitchen to protect your privacy Android Authority23:21 3-Sept-26

Apple faces £2 bn lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature France 2418:50 3-Sept-26

DJI’s new robovac can climb obstacles, vacuum quietly, and claims much improved privacy The Verge14:14 3-Sept-26

This WhatsApp privacy flaw lets anyone view your photos without unlocking your phone Android Authority08:36 3-Sept-26

UK airport hackers leak stolen customer data ComputerWeekly21:27 2-Sept-26

Uber accused of using drivers’ personal data to determine how much they are paid ITV16:02 2-Sept-26

Florida bans Flock cameras on state highways over privacy concerns Fox News12:19 2-Sept-26

Firefox for iOS Ad Blocking Exits Testing, but Won't Block Firefox's Own Ads gHacks09:37 2-Sept-26

Monitor Makers Start Pummeling Owners With Annoying Ads, ‘Smart’ Spyware Techdirt02:34 2-Sept-26

In the last month

Cisco routers are being turned into surveillance vantage points to hoover up data on trusted networks — and it's all… TechRadar20:16 1-Sept-26

Flock cameras trigger nationwide backlash over privacy concerns, police abuse ABC News17:59 1-Sept-26

Perplexity claims to protect privacy by splitting AI tasks between local and cloud models. AppleInsider17:25 1-Sept-26

Samsung considers adding Privacy Display tech to monitors, but only if it makes financial sense T314:19 1-Sept-26

Firefox for iOS Gets Built-In Ad Blocker MacRumors14:11 1-Sept-26

Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS The Verge14:05 1-Sept-26

Neural cellular automata approach for reducing security and privacy hazards of augmented reality environment Nature.com07:18 1-Sept-26

Crumbl Builds Minecraft in Cookie Form, One Square Block at a Time TechEBlog02:09 1-Sept-26

Privacy on the Map (Part 2): Progress, Pitfalls, and the Fight for Enforceable Location Data Protections Electronic Frontier Foundation17:51 31-Aug-26

GS Retail fined $9.3 mil. over personal data leak of 1.66 mil. customers The Korea Times03:53 31-Aug-26

HGTV Launches Tyler Cameron-Led Dating Show That Will See Singles Snooping Through Homes of Potential Partners In Quest … SFGate23:22 29-Aug-26

Samsung’s smartglasses promise privacy, but won’t escape this legal minefield SamMobile14:12 29-Aug-26

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to cut state funding for AI-powered Flock cameras amid privacy… Fox News05:15 29-Aug-26

5 Video Doorbells With Local Storage That Won't Spy On You BGR04:27 29-Aug-26

This is how Xiaomi's 'smart privacy display' could work on its next-gen phones Android Central19:02 28-Aug-26

Meta Keeps Trying to Fix Glasses Privacy Concerns With New Update CNET16:59 28-Aug-26

Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording Ars Technica16:44 28-Aug-26

Samsung made Privacy Display cool, and another Android brand is almost ready with its own take Android Authority15:39 28-Aug-26

EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity Electronic Frontier Foundation12:56 28-Aug-26

Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign The Verge22:45 27-Aug-26

Ring is changing how it protects your security camera footage with a major privacy upgrade T313:27 27-Aug-26

Public wary of UK government ‘backdoor’ surveillance following Apple row, poll reveals ComputerWeekly12:31 27-Aug-26

Ring rolls out new privacy-focused encryption that could limit what it can hand over to police TechSpot12:21 27-Aug-26

A learned adaptive hybrid elliptical cloaking framework for location, trajectory, and mobility-pattern privacy in… Nature.com11:04 27-Aug-26

Nuisance call blocking firm fined - for making 750,000 nuisance calls Yorkshire Post09:27 27-Aug-26

Firm fined for hounding OAPs with nuisance calls claiming to sell call-blockers Evening Standard09:09 27-Aug-26

Hawley rips Flock’s sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy and… Fox News02:14 27-Aug-26

Tempe turns off its Flock license plate reader system, citing privacy concerns and risk for… Business Insider00:05 27-Aug-26

DuckDuckGo Trolls Meta With 'Anti-Surveillance' Sunglasses BGR21:27 26-Aug-26

Amazon is boosting Ring privacy and security with new encryption standard called TAKE BetaNews16:50 26-Aug-26

Best VPN for Mac for 2026: Improve Your Privacy for Web Browsing, Streaming and Gaming CNET16:08 26-Aug-26

Chrome's ad-blocking champion gets one last update before the curtain falls Android Authority12:23 26-Aug-26

Nigel Farage's Reform UK pledges to scrap UK privacy rules for 'light-touch' laws Manchester Evening News10:37 26-Aug-26

Reverse engineer explains if Microsoft's Windows 11 performance service is really spyware Neowin07:04 26-Aug-26

Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations Al Jazeera23:41 25-Aug-26

Retirement plans may be sharing or selling Americans' personal data, watchdog warns Fox News20:35 25-Aug-26

Brazilian data protection regulator fines TikTok's owner nearly $30 million over safety of… ABC News15:54 25-Aug-26

How tech-enhanced sleep could improve rest but erode privacy Nature.com11:29 25-Aug-26

TikTok and ByteDance Agree to $400 Million Children’s Privacy Settlement gHacks08:56 25-Aug-26

Privacy-Focused GrapheneOS Is Coming to Motorola Phones in 2027 CNET22:49 24-Aug-26

How to Stop AI Chatbots From Training on Your Personal Data CNET17:51 24-Aug-26

4 Reasons To Think Twice Before Installing An Ad Blocker Slashgear16:59 24-Aug-26

Plex is selling your personal data, here's how to opt out of that Neowin13:02 24-Aug-26

Apple’s rumored camera AirPods could bring cool AI features and a whole bunch of privacy… Digital Trends23:30 22-Aug-26

TikTok to pay US government $400 million in child privacy settlement Channel 418:30 22-Aug-26

Will $400m TikTok privacy settlement make a difference for online safety? Expert explains Channel 418:27 22-Aug-26

TikTok to pay $400 million over child privacy lawsuit Mashable15:51 22-Aug-26

TikTok to pay $400m in US to end children's online privacy case in one of largest settlements… MailOnline10:20 22-Aug-26

TikTok settles children's privacy case with $400 million payment France 2410:14 22-Aug-26

TikTok to pay $400 million to US in settlement over children's privacy ITV07:16 22-Aug-26

TikTok agrees to $400m settlement with DOJ over children’s privacy The Independent02:28 22-Aug-26

Afghans who risked their lives alongside British troops hit by another personal data breach -… MailOnline02:08 22-Aug-26

TikTok, feds settle children's privacy lawsuit for $400 million ABC News01:53 22-Aug-26

TikTok settles with US Justice Department for $400m over child privacy laws Al Jazeera23:11 21-Aug-26

TikTok to pay $400 mn settlement in US children's privacy case France 2422:41 21-Aug-26

Meta patent might solve privacy concerns on smart glasses with a 'hardware lock' Android Central20:21 21-Aug-26

Are you being tracked by Flock's nationwide spyware camera network? Find out if your data ended … MailOnline18:20 21-Aug-26

NHS sends staff update on patient privacy after Minnie Merriman 'data breach' STV16:56 21-Aug-26

The impact of different last-mile delivery service types on users’ continuance intention: mediated by privacy concerns Nature.com16:24 21-Aug-26

Expert warning over all the ways your boss could be snooping on you: 'This is what they're… MailOnline03:16 21-Aug-26

OpenAI counters Anthropic's data retention rule with new privacy tool BetaNews18:16 20-Aug-26

Windows 11 is finally getting a much-needed change to privacy settings TechRadar15:46 20-Aug-26

Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted Ars Technica14:05 20-Aug-26

OpenAI takes a privacy shot at Anthropic with Zdr support for frontier AI models Neowin07:26 20-Aug-26

Comcast’s router-based motion detection could be a privacy nightmare TechRadar21:17 19-Aug-26

Senators slap back as Trump launches 'alarming' attack on privacy The Raw Story14:53 19-Aug-26

NordVPN review: More than just a VPN, it’s a privacy powerhouse PC World12:22 19-Aug-26

Firefox for iOS Adds Native Ad Blocking That Users Must Enable Manually gHacks07:30 19-Aug-26

Hotel chain Quest investigating customer data breach ABC Online03:12 19-Aug-26

Nova Scotia Power can't explain why hacked customer data was not deleted as planned CBC.ca23:28 18-Aug-26

Windows 11 could be getting individual privacy controls for Win32 apps Neowin21:21 18-Aug-26

Firefox makes it easier to switch to the privacy-focused search engine Startpage BetaNews18:14 18-Aug-26

Meta faces pivotal US trial over social media addiction and child privacy claims ITV16:54 18-Aug-26

Mozilla Introduces Native Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS ExtremeTech13:00 18-Aug-26

Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To WIRED11:36 18-Aug-26

5 Emmerdale spoilers for tonight as Thea is caught snooping already Digital Spy08:02 18-Aug-26

Mozilla Adds Optional Ad Blocker to Firefox for iOS in Progressive Rollout gHacks07:16 18-Aug-26

Communities that have ‘deflocked’ amid license-plate privacy backlash The Independent02:20 18-Aug-26

Firefox’s new iOS ad blocker may finally convince me to ditch Safari TechRadar22:11 17-Aug-26

French taxpayers warned after personal data stolen in major hack France 2411:50 17-Aug-26

Privacy vs Grok GenAI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast ComputerWeekly08:49 17-Aug-26

If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever BBC00:39 17-Aug-26

ChatGPT’s Computer History has one big privacy problem Digital Trends22:12 16-Aug-26

Mozilla is rolling out a native ad blocker for Firefox on iOS Neowin21:54 16-Aug-26

Mozilla gradually rolls out an ad-blocker built into Firefox for iOS AppleInsider16:49 16-Aug-26

7 Days: Valve customer data got hacked, Apple ID on ms Edge, and Google's AirTag rival Neowin15:07 16-Aug-26

Handy guide reveals which gadgets might be snooping on your private conversations Daily Star12:54 16-Aug-26

Why I permanently deleted Outlook after setting up a privacy-focused email client on Android Android Police18:45 15-Aug-26

Blockchain-enabled intelligent model for energy-constrained IoMT networks with privacy-preserving Nature.com07:35 15-Aug-26

Startling iPhone Notifications Warn Some Users of Possible Targeted Spyware Attacks ExtremeTech20:33 14-Aug-26

Apple sent alerts warning iPhone users of spyware: What it looks like, what you should do Mashable18:30 14-Aug-26

Apple’s Warnings About Spyware Are Real, Don’t Ignore Them CNET18:29 14-Aug-26

U.S. courts will now make government use of spyware tools public Digital Trends17:15 14-Aug-26

Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance claims TechRadar13:25 14-Aug-26

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