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Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog | TechRadar www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
www.techradar.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog | TechRadar www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
The tech firm that helped police find the Brown shooting suspect has sparked privacy concerns. Its CEO responds | CNN Business edition.cnn.com/2025/12/19/t...
The tech firm that helped police find the Brown shooting suspect has sparked privacy concerns. Its CEO responds | CNN Business
Flock Safety technology helped Providence Police track down 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, who police say was responsible for both the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor...
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December 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The tech firm that helped police find the Brown shooting suspect has sparked privacy concerns. Its CEO responds | CNN Business edition.cnn.com/2025/12/19/t...
Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit futurism.com/artificial-i...
Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit
Over six million conversations with private AI chatbots were scraped and sold to data brokers for profit, according to new security research.
futurism.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit futurism.com/artificial-i...
21K Nissan customers' data stolen in Red Hat raid • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/2...
21K Nissan customers' data stolen in Red Hat raid
: Automaker's third security snafu in three years
www.theregister.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
21K Nissan customers' data stolen in Red Hat raid • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/2...
Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture. - Servury servury.com/blog/privacy...
Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture.
Privacy is when they promise to protect your data. Anonymity is when they never had your data to begin with.
servury.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture. - Servury servury.com/blog/privacy...
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/u...
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people | TechCrunch
Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.
techcrunch.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/u...
Two Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites thehackernews.com/2025/12/two-...
To save you some reading:
Phantom Shuttle (ID: fbfldogmkadejddihifklefknmikncaj) - 2,000 users (Nov 26, 2017)
Phantom Shuttle (ID: ocpcmfmiidofonkbodpdhgddhlcmcofd) - 180 users (Apr 27, 2023)
To save you some reading:
Phantom Shuttle (ID: fbfldogmkadejddihifklefknmikncaj) - 2,000 users (Nov 26, 2017)
Phantom Shuttle (ID: ocpcmfmiidofonkbodpdhgddhlcmcofd) - 180 users (Apr 27, 2023)
Two Chrome Extensions Caught Secretly Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites
Two Chrome Extensions Caught Secretly Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites | Read more hacking news on The Hacker News cybersecurity news website and learn how to protect against cyberattacks and ...
thehackernews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Two Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites thehackernews.com/2025/12/two-...
To save you some reading:
Phantom Shuttle (ID: fbfldogmkadejddihifklefknmikncaj) - 2,000 users (Nov 26, 2017)
Phantom Shuttle (ID: ocpcmfmiidofonkbodpdhgddhlcmcofd) - 180 users (Apr 27, 2023)
To save you some reading:
Phantom Shuttle (ID: fbfldogmkadejddihifklefknmikncaj) - 2,000 users (Nov 26, 2017)
Phantom Shuttle (ID: ocpcmfmiidofonkbodpdhgddhlcmcofd) - 180 users (Apr 27, 2023)
The Deviancy Signal: Having “Nothing to Hide” is a Threat to Us All - Nicholas A. Thompson 2026 thompson2026.com/blog/devianc...
The Deviancy Signal: Having "Nothing to Hide" is a Threat to Us All
A sharp indictment of the "nothing to hide" mindset and its role in building the very surveillance state that will one day turn against you.
thompson2026.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Deviancy Signal: Having “Nothing to Hide” is a Threat to Us All - Nicholas A. Thompson 2026 thompson2026.com/blog/devianc...
There is No Future for Online Safety Without Privacy and Security itsfoss.com/news/alexand...
There is No Future for Online Safety Without Privacy and Security
Alexander Linton of the Session Technology Foundation on building decentralized messaging and why platform-wide content moderation is impractical on encrypted platforms.
itsfoss.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
There is No Future for Online Safety Without Privacy and Security itsfoss.com/news/alexand...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves www.404media.co/flock-expose...
App Tracking Transparency, $115 million fine, Italy appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
Italy fines Apple $115 million over App Tracking Transparency
The Italian antitrust agency says Apple abuses its dominant market position with the App Store and has fined it $115 million having apparently misunderstood App Tracking Transparency.
appleinsider.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
App Tracking Transparency, $115 million fine, Italy appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
New York Times vs OpenAI: 20M Entries Raise User Data Risks - Geeky Gadgets www.geeky-gadgets.com/chatgpt-priv...
NYT Lawsuit Forces OpenAI to Hand Over 20M User ChatGPT Chat History
The New York Times copyright case compels OpenAI to produce user records, offering steps to protect privacy and consider local AI options.
www.geeky-gadgets.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New York Times vs OpenAI: 20M Entries Raise User Data Risks - Geeky Gadgets www.geeky-gadgets.com/chatgpt-priv...
Thinking About Subscribing to a Data Removal Service? Read This First - CNET www.cnet.com/tech/service...
Thinking About Subscribing to a Data Removal Service? Read This First
There are some benefits to these services, but they also have limitations.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thinking About Subscribing to a Data Removal Service? Read This First - CNET www.cnet.com/tech/service...
Trio of breaches spills data belonging to millions • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/12/16/t...
Trio of breaches spills data belonging to millions
: Adult site, streaming platform, and Japanese retailer expose user info, but not credentials
www.theregister.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trio of breaches spills data belonging to millions • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/12/16/t...
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 will ask for consent before AI agents can access your personal files, after outrage www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/17/m...
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 will ask for consent before AI agents can access your personal files, after outrage
Windows 11 will ask for your consent before AI agents access personal files in known folders. Microsoft confirms per-agent permissions, too.
www.windowslatest.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 will ask for consent before AI agents can access your personal files, after outrage www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/17/m...
Malicious VPN steals full ChatGPT and Gemini conversations of over 8 million users - Neowin www.neowin.net/news/malicio...
Malicious VPN steals full ChatGPT and Gemini conversations of over 8 million users
Security researchers found that "privacy" extensions are secretly harvesting and selling the complete conversations of over eight million AI users.
www.neowin.net
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Malicious VPN steals full ChatGPT and Gemini conversations of over 8 million users - Neowin www.neowin.net/news/malicio...
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🚨 Live facial recognition cameras deployed in Bedford TODAY
They'll also be deployed on the 27th Dec, and in Luton on the 23rd Dec
Govt must HALT their rollout of this tech until the public consultation is over and the public have had their say
They'll also be deployed on the 27th Dec, and in Luton on the 23rd Dec
Govt must HALT their rollout of this tech until the public consultation is over and the public have had their say
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨 Live facial recognition cameras deployed in Bedford TODAY
They'll also be deployed on the 27th Dec, and in Luton on the 23rd Dec
Govt must HALT their rollout of this tech until the public consultation is over and the public have had their say
They'll also be deployed on the 27th Dec, and in Luton on the 23rd Dec
Govt must HALT their rollout of this tech until the public consultation is over and the public have had their say
I only look for one thing in a VPN now, and most services don’t have it www.makeuseof.com/only-look-fo...
I only look for one thing in a VPN now, and most services don’t have it
If your VPN doesn't have this feature, it's not worth using.
www.makeuseof.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I only look for one thing in a VPN now, and most services don’t have it www.makeuseof.com/only-look-fo...
Police given AI tech to track ‘suspicious’ car journeys - Liberty Investigates libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...
Police given AI tech to track ‘suspicious’ car journeys - Liberty Investigates
Forces could use AI app to track potentially innocent drivers and flag suspect journeys using the national ANPR camera network
libertyinvestigates.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Police given AI tech to track ‘suspicious’ car journeys - Liberty Investigates libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...
Copilot's No Code AI Agents Liable to Leak Company Data www.darkreading.com/application-...
Copilot's No Code AI Agents Liable to Leak Company Data
Microsoft puts the power of AI in the hands of everyday non-technical Joes. It's a nice idea, and a surefire recipe for security issues.
www.darkreading.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Copilot's No Code AI Agents Liable to Leak Company Data www.darkreading.com/application-...
EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws | Electronic Frontier Foundation www.eff.org/press/releas...
EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws
With ill-advised and dangerous age verification laws proliferating across the United States and around the world, creating surveillance and censorship regimes that will be used to harm both youth and ...
www.eff.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws | Electronic Frontier Foundation www.eff.org/press/releas...
I Work at Google in AI Security: Things I Would Never Tell Chatbots - Business Insider www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-se...
I work in AI security at Google. There are some things I would never tell chatbots.
Harsh Varshney, who works on Chrome AI security at Google, shares four tips for protecting your data and identity when you talk to AI chatbots.
www.businessinsider.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I Work at Google in AI Security: Things I Would Never Tell Chatbots - Business Insider www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-se...
Should You Trust Your VPN Location? | IPinfo.io ipinfo.io/blog/vpn-loc...
IPinfo | The Trusted IP Data Provider for Developers & Enterprises
IPinfo delivers fast, accurate, and reliable IP data to power fraud detection, geolocation, analytics, and more. Trusted by over 500,000 developers.
IPinfo.io
December 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Should You Trust Your VPN Location? | IPinfo.io ipinfo.io/blog/vpn-loc...
Experts found an unsecured 16TB database containing 4.3B professional records securityaffairs.com/185661/data-...
Experts found an unsecured 16TB database containing 4.3B professional records
An open 16TB database exposed 4.3B professional records. It was unsecured and only closed after researchers alerted the owner.
securityaffairs.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Experts found an unsecured 16TB database containing 4.3B professional records securityaffairs.com/185661/data-...
Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/d...
Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million | TechCrunch
700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth,...
techcrunch.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/d...