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Consumer-focused privacy firm Cloaked raises $375 million as it expands into the enterprise
Consumer-facing security tools often focus on one type of approach, such as password protection, VPN, or identity management. This forces people to use many tools to…
The FBI has resumed buying bundles of data and location histories of Americans to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash Patel, testified to lawmakers on…
The Ring’s Jamie Siminoff tries to calm privacy fears from the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help
When Ring founder and CEO Jamie Siminoff decided to use the company’s first Super Bowl commercial to introduce Search Party — an AI-powered feature that uses…
Italian prosecutors have confirmed that a journalist was attacked with Paragon spyware
Italian authorities have confirmed that a journalist notified by WhatsApp last year of a suspected spyware attack on his phone was indeed hacked. In a press…
Meta sued over privacy concerns over AI smartglasses after employees viewed nudity, sex and other footage
Meta is facing a new lawsuit over its AI smart glasses and lack of privacy an investigation by Swedish newspapers found that workers at a subcontractor…
Social community platform Discord is preparing to require users to verify their age by the second half of 2026, and users are concerned about the privacy…
Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, including S26 smartphones, privacy screen and more
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco on Wednesday saw the Korean tech giant unveil its new Galaxy S26 smartphone series and a pair of new…
Samsung introduces new display technology that adds a privacy screen to apps and notifications
At Samsung’s Galaxy S26 live event on Wednesday, the company unveiled a new screen technology that lets users turn on privacy mode and prevent so-called “shoulder…
Brian Merchant, who writes for Blood on the machinereports that people across the United States are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras amid growing public outrage…
Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing misuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others?
Last year, phone-hacking tools maker Cellebrite announced it had suspended Serbian police as a customer after human rights investigators alleged local police and intelligence services used…