Privacy
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Confessions in the Cloud: How Big Tech Keeps Broadcasting Your Secrets
A quiet search for help became a digital breadcrumb trail of desperation.
WhatsApp Shifts to Ad-Driven Model, Testing Limits of Privacy and Consent Under Meta
Meta isn’t reading your chats, but it’s definitely watching in other ways.
British Police Test AI System to Profile Individuals Using Sensitive Data From 80 Sources
A powerful new police tool quietly turns everyday data into full-spectrum portraits of people’s lives.
Russia to Mandate State-Backed Digital ID App on All Devices
A government-mandated super app looms over Russian smartphones, folding daily life into the state’s digital reach.
Senate Pushes Bill That Could End Private Messaging
Encrypted platforms could become collateral damage in a legislative push that treats privacy itself as a liability.
Biometric Surveillance Expands in Sports: US Open and Clippers’ Intuit Dome Embrace Facial Recognition
What feels like a VIP fast lane is quietly redrawing the boundaries of personal consent.
Android Open Source Is Becoming a Controlled Experiment
Google pulls Pixel support from Android 16 AOSP, pushing GrapheneOS to consider building its own secure phones.
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Backups: The Weak Link in Your “Private” Messages
The encryption promises you trust can unravel with one forgotten setting, and it’s not your app, but your habits, that decide what stays private.
Senate Moves Forward With GENIUS Act Requiring Stablecoin Issuers to Enforce KYC, Monitor Transactions, and Report Suspicious Activity
The bill’s passage could set the stage for the US to become the global hub for digital currency, but at the cost of heightened surveillance and tighter control.
27 States and D.C Sue to Block Sale of 23andMe Genetic Data in Bankruptcy Proceedings
States say 23andMe can’t treat DNA like debt, because it was never theirs to sell.
WhatsApp Backs Apple Against British Spy Tool
Apple’s courtroom stand reveals just how far the UK is willing to go to read the world’s messages.
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Empire Touches Down in London
Controversial Worldcoin backed by Sam Altman expands to the UK with biometric IDs, Orbs, World ID 2.0, and crypto rewards.
