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Period tracker Stardust shares users’ health data with analytics firm, Mozilla investigation says
“Your data is private. Period,” period tracker Stardust says on its website. As new Mozilla research has discovered, some users may find that claim to be…
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock lapse, citing ‘serious concerns’ about civil liberties and privacy
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is reportedly ending its agreement with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that helps law enforcement track vehicles using thousands of…
Meta’s AI glasses have a growing reputation as a creepy technology. The company hopes to change that opinion by announcing an update that will disable the…
Concerns about the impact of AI chatbots on mental health, personal safety, harassment and misinformation have forced AI developers to implement safeguards to better control how…
In major privacy victory, Supreme Court rules that geo-trafficking warrants are protected by privacy rights
The US Supreme Court on Monday limited law enforcement’s use of “geofence” search warrants, in a major legal decision that is likely to have broad implications…
Russian authorities hacked into the phone of a prominent political opponent while he was in custody, using technology built by forensics firm Cellebrite – even after…
Apple is planning to change the Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective
Apple’s plan to change a privacy feature that allows paying customers to hide their real email addresses when creating online accounts could make it easier for…
Massachusetts votes in favor of new privacy bill that bans sale of precise location data
Massachusetts lawmakers have voted in favor of a privacy protection measure that gives state residents new rights to access and delete their data held by big…
WhatsApp says it has detected new spyware attacks linked to the NSO group in violation of a court order
WhatsApp said it has disrupted a new hacking campaign linked to NSO Group, a spyware maker that has been caught countless cases of abuse all over…
Using an ad blocker is good for your security, privacy, and even the FBI recommends them to defend against online harm. However, as great as ad…